Wang Company has established the following overhead cost pools and cost drivers for the month of May: Cost Pool Overhead Costs Cost Driver Levels Purchase orders $ 30,000 50 orders Machine setups 50,000 100 setups Electricity 10,000 10,000 kilowatt hours The following information pertains to the actual consumption of activity resources for two sample jobs completed during May. Job M1 Job M2 Number of units produced 500 1,000 Number of purchase orders 15 10 Number of setups 20 10 Number of kilowatt hours 500 1,000 What is the activity-based overhead rate per purchase ord

Suppose that a candy maker owns a building and is renting part of the building's space to a doctor. further suppose that because the candy maker is the owner, he has the right to make noise during the day while he makes candy. while the doctor cannot insist on a quiet environment, the doctor could move to a quieter building. however, rent in the next best building is $350/month more than rent in the noisy building. the candy maker can adopt a new technology that eliminates the noise for $275/month. given this situation, can the doctor find a private solution with the candy maker that will make both better off?