Each month's ending finished goods inventory should be 40% of the next month's sales. March 31 finished goods inventory is 172 units. A finished unit requires five pounds of direct material B at a cost of $3.00 per pound. The March 31 Raw Materials Inventory has 280 pounds of B. Each month's ending Raw Materials Inventory should be 30% of the following month's production needs. The budgeted production for May is:

Match the steps for conducting an informational interview with the tasks in each step.

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

Over the past several years, joyce chen has been able to save regularly. as a result, today she has $54,188 in savings and investments. she wants to establish her own business in 5 years and feels she will need $100,000 to do so. a. if she can earn 6% on her money, how much will her $54,188 in savings/investments be worth in 5 years? will joyce have the $100,000 she needs? if not, how much more money will she need? b. given your answer to part a, how much will joyce have to save each year over the next 5 years to accumulate the additional money? assume she can earn interest at a rate of 6%. c. if joyce can afford to save only $4,000 a year then, given your answer to part a, will she have the $100,000 she needs to start her own business in 5 years?