Instant messaging and texting can save time and simplify communication with coworkers and customers. Before using either on the job, however, besure you have permission. If your organization does allow IM or texting, you should follow best practice guidelines. Which option is the best practice to ensure that people don’t waste their time trying to reach you?Texting can be inappropriately used. Tracking and recovering business text messages is difficult. Speedy response time is difficult. Beware of jargon, slang, and abbreviations. Learn about your organization’s IM policies. Keep your IM presence status up-to-date.

Laval produces lamps and home lighting fixtures. its most popular product is a brushed aluminum desk lamp. this lamp is made from components shaped in the fabricating department and assembled in the assembly department. information related to the 22,000 desk lamps produced annually follows. direct materials $280,000direct labor fabricating department (8,000 dlh × $24 per dlh) $192,000assembly department (16,600 dlh × $26 per dlh) $431,600machine hours fabricating department $15,200mhassembly department $20,850mhexpected overhead cost and related data for the two production departments follow. fabricating assemblydirect labor hours 150,000dlh 295,000dlhmachine hours 161,000mh 128,000mhoverhead cost $400,000 430,000required1. determine the plantwide overhead rate for laval using direct labor hours as a base.2. determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamp using the plantwide overhead rate.3. compute departmental overhead rates based on machine hours in the fabricating department and direct labor hours in the assembly department.4. use departmental overhead rates from requirement 3 to determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamps.