The Talbot Corporation makes wheels that it uses in the production of bicycles. Talbot's costs to produce 180,000 wheels annually are: Direct materials $36,000
Direct labor $54,000
Variable manufacturing overhead $27,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead $66,000

An outside supplier has offered to sell Talbot similar wheels for $0.80 per wheel. If the wheels are purchased from the outside supplier, $21,000 of annual fixed overhead could be avoided and the facilities now being used could be rented to another company for $51,000 per year. Direct labor is a variable cost. If Talbot chooses to buy the wheel from the outside supplier, then annual net operating income would:

Recently, it was observed that people have started saving more rather than spending. this has impacted the demand for luxury goods and services. the decline in the demand led to unemployment in the related sectors. what can be a primary solution to reduce the unemployment levels in the country? a. increase the interest rates b. impose fine for savings c. force industries to rehire employees d. reduce the interest rates e. import goods and services

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

When selecting a savings account, you should look at the following factors except annual percentage yield (apy) fees minimum balance interest thresholds taxes paid on the interest variable interest rates