Johnâ Smith, a factory worker at an automobile plant in the cityâ Detrigan, makesâ $25 per hour. Hisâ dad, Larry Smith who retired from a plant in the same city ten yearsâ back, was earning an average ofâ $10 per hour at the time of retirement. Looking at theâ CPI, John concludes that a factoryâ worker's purchasing power is lower now compared to ten years ago.â Larry, however, does not agree that purchasing power has fallen. According toâ him, this conclusion cannot be drawn from such limited data. Which of the following, if true, would weaken John's claim that the average factory worker's purchasing power has fallen? A. The average wage of a factory worker rose faster than the average wages of other categories of workers in the last ten years. B. Although wages are higher in factories in Detrigan compared to other cities, the marginal productivity of a worker is also high. C. With the removal of import barriers last year, cheaper and better-quality goods are now available in the country. D. The statutory minimum wage was increased twice in the past ten years. E. The bargaining power of labor unions has increased over the years

Jodi is trying to save money for a down payment on a house. she invests $6,000 into an account paying 5.5% simple interest. for how long must she save if she needs $7,300 for the down payment? a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years

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During the year, the delph company had no beginning or ending inventories and it started, completed, and sold only two jobs—job d-75 and job c-100. it provided the following information related to those two jobs: job d-75: molding fabrication total direct materials cost $ 375,000 $ 325,000 $ 700,000 direct labor cost $ 200,000 $ 160,000 $ 360,000 machine-hours 15,000 5,000 20,000 job c-100: molding fabrication total direct materials cost $ 300,000 $ 250,000 $ 550,000 direct labor cost $ 175,000 $ 225,000 $ 400,000 machine-hours 5,000 25,000 30,000delph had no overapplied or underapplied manufacturing overhead during the year. assume delph uses a plantwide overhead rate based on machine-hours.1-a. compute the predetermined plantwide overhead rate.1-b. compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to job d-70 and job c-200.1-c. if delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for job d-70 and job c-200? 1-d. what is delph's cost of goods sold for the year? assume delph uses departmental overhead rates based on machine-hours.2-a. compute the predetermined departmental overhead rates.2-b. compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to job d-70 and job c-200.2-c. if delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for job d-70 and job c-200? 2-d. what is delph's cost of goods sold for the year?