Vroom-Vroom manufactures miniature cars and has determined that its total manufacturing cost of $1,500,000 is a mixture of unit-level costs, product-level costs, and facility-level costs. Vroom-Vroom has assembled the following information concerning the manufacturing costs and the driver used to allocate the costs in each activity pool (units and product lines). Facility-level costs are not allocated to production. Total Manufacturing Costs Collector Products Retail Products Unit-level costs $600,000 200,000 units 800,000 units Product-level costs 700,000 25 lines 30 lines Facility costs 200,000 N/A N/A $1,500,000 How much cost would be allocated to the Retail division under an activity-based costing system that reflects an appropriate hierarchy? (Please round to the nearest dollar at the end of your calculations)

Your uncle is considering investing in a new company that will produce high quality stereo speakers. the sales price would be set at 1.5 times the variable cost per unit; the variable cost per unit is estimated to be $75.00; and fixed costs are estimated at $1,200,000. what sales volume would be required to break even, i. e., to have ebit = zero?

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times

Asupermarket has been experiencing long lines during peak periods of the day. the problem is noticeably worse on certain days of the week, and the peak periods are sometimes different according to the day of the week. there are usually enough workers on the job to open all cash registers. the problem is knowing when to call some of the workers stocking shelves up to the front to work the checkout counters. how might decision models the supermarket? what data would be needed to develop these models?