Marvin Company has three service departments (S1, S2, and S3) and two production departments (P1 and P2). The following data relate to Marvin's allocation of service department costs: Budgeted Coats Number of Employees
$1 $4,500,000 90
$2 3,000,000 60
$3 2,700,000 40
P1 200
P2 300
Service department costs are allocated by the direct method. The number of employees is used as the allocation base for all service department costs.

a. Allocate service department costs to production departments.
b. Calculate the total service department cost allocated to each production department.

When the national economy goes from bad to better, market research shows changes in the sales at various types of restaurants. projected 2011 sales at quick-service restaurants are $164.8 billion, which was 3% better than in 2010. projected 2011 sales at full-service restaurants are $184.2 billion, which was 1.2% better than in 2010. how will the dollar growth in quick-service restaurants sales compared to the dollar growth for full-service places?

Suppose your rich uncle gave you $50,000, which you plan to use for graduate school. you will make the investment now, you expect to earn an annual return of 6%, and you will make 4 equal annual withdrawals, beginning 1 year from today. under these conditions, how large would each withdrawal be so there would be no funds remaining in the account after the 4th withdraw?

David paid $975,000 for two beachfront lots in coastal south carolina, with the intention of building residential homes on each. two years later, the south carolina legislature passed the beachfront management act, barring any further development of the coast, including david's lots. when david files a complaint to seek compensation for his property, south carolina refuses, pointing to a passage in david's own complaint that states "the beachfront management act [was] properly and validly designed to south carolina's " is south carolina required to compensate david under the takings clause?