Performance Products Corporation makes two products, titanium Rims and Posts. Data regarding the two products follow: Direct Labor-Hours per unit Annual Production Rims 0.20 21,000 units Posts 0.70 79,000 units Additional information about the company follows: Rims require $19 in direct materials per unit, and Posts require $15. The direct labor wage rate is $15 per hour. Rims are more complex to manufacture than Posts and they require special equipment. The ABC system has the following activity cost pools: Estimated Activity Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Estimated Overhead Cost Rims Posts Total Machine setups Number of setups $ 34,760 110 90 200 Special processing Machine-hours $ 136,670 1,000 0 1,000 General factory Direct labor-hours $ 819,000 9,000 54,000 63,000 Required:
Compute the activity rate for each activity cost pool.

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage: