Companies are moving toward remanufacturing by recycling old products because: a. remanufactured products can be more profitable.
b. companies can avoid product liability claims since the original product owner can no longer sue the company.
c. governmental regulations are mandating a push toward remanufacturing.
d. landfills are running out of space and are charging very high fees for accepting recyclable materials.

The following cost and inventory data are taken from the accounting records of mason company for the year just completed: costs incurred: direct labor cost $ 90,000 purchases of raw materials $ 134,000 manufacturing overhead $ 205,000 advertising expense $ 45,000 sales salaries $ 101,000 depreciation, office equipment $ 225,000 beginning of the year end of the year inventories: raw materials $ 8,100 $ 10,300 work in process $ 5,900 $ 21,000 finished goods $ 77,000 $ 25,800 required: 1. prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured. 2. prepare the cost of goods sold section of mason company’s income statement for the year.

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i. e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?

What is a market? a. a system that allows people or companies to buy and sell products and services b. the number of companies willing to manufacture a specific product c. the ability to buy production materials in large quantities and save on costs d. a product's ability to satisfy a consumer