TB MC Qu. 4-44 Privott, Inc., manufactures ... Privott, Inc., manufactures and sells two products: Product Z9 and Product N0. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools, activity measures, and expected activity: Estimated Expected Activity Activity Cost Pools Activity Measures Overhead Cost Product Z9 Product N0 Total Labor-related DLHs $ 339,018 7,900 4,500 12,400 Product testing tests 53,247 1,150 1,250 2,400 Order size MHs 478,608 5,500 5,800 11,300 $ 870,873 The activity rate for the Labor-Related activity cost pool under activity-based costing is closest to:

Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?

Acar manufacturer uses new machines that automatically assemble an engine from parts fed to the system. the machine can regulate the speed ofassembly depending on the number of parts produced. which type of technology does this machine use? angenoem mense wat ons in matin en esta va ser elthe machine uses

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?