Abc corporation has three service departments with the following costs and activity base: service department cost activity base for allocation graphics production $200,000 number of copies accounting 500,000 number of invoices processed personnel department 400,000 number of employees abc has three operating divisions, micro, macro and super. their revenue, cost and activity information are as follows: micro macro super direct revenues $700,000 $850,000 $650,000 direct operating expenses 50,000 70,000 100,000 number of copies made 20,000 30,000 50,000 number of invoices processed 700 800 500 number of employees 130 145 125 what is the service department charge rate for graphics production?

a.$2.00
b.$6.66
c.$0.50
d.$10.00

Emily bought 200 shares of abc co. stock for $29.00 per share on 60% margin. assume she holds the stock for one year and that her interest costs will be $80 over the holding period. ignoring commissions, what is her percentage return (loss) on invested capital if the stock price went down 10%?

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.