Arabica Manufacturing uses a predetermined overhead allocation rate based on the number of machine-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated total manufacturing overhead costs to be $1,010,000, total number of direct labor hours to be 5000, and total number of machine-hours to be 25,000 hours. What was the predetermined overhead allocation rate? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Weber company purchases $44,270 of raw materials on account, and it incurs $52,730 of factory labor costs. supporting records show that (a) the assembly department used $27,580 of raw materials and $33,320 of the factory labor, and (b) the finishing department used the remainder. manufacturing overhead is assigned to departments on the basis of 150% of labor costs. journalize the assignment of overhead to the assembly and finishing departments. account titles and explanation debit credit

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above