Comet Company accumulated the following account information for the year: Beginning raw materials inventory$5,200 Indirect materials cost 1,200 Indirect labor cost 4,200 Maintenance of factory equipment 2,000 Direct labor cost 6,200 Using the above information, total factory overhead costs would be:

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?