The following cost data relate to the manufacturing activities of Chang Company during the just completed year:Manufacturing overhead costs incurred:Indirect materials $ 15,000Indirect labor 130,000Property taxes, factory 8,000Utilities, factory 70,000Depreciation, factory 240,000Insurance, factory 10,000Total actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred $ 473,000Other costs incurred:Purchases of raw materials (both direct and indirect) $ 400,000Direct labor cost $ 60,000Inventories:Raw materials, beginning $ 20,000Raw materials, ending $ 30,000Work in process, beginning $ 40,000Work in process, ending $ 70,000The company uses a predetermined overhead rate of $25 per machine-hour to apply overhead cost to jobs. A total of 19,400 machine-hours were used during the year. Required:1. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead cost for the year.2. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year.

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers. b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment. c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?