The heat loss through the exterior walls of a certain poultry processing plant is estimated to cost the owner $3,000 next year. a salesman from superfiber insulation, inc., has told you, the plant engineer, that he can reduce the heat loss by 80% with the installation of $18,000 worth of superfiber now. if the cost of heat rises by $200 per year (uniform gradient) after the next year and the owner plans to keep the present building for 15 more years, what would you recommend if the interest rate is 10% per year?

Dozier company produced and sold 1,000 units during its first month of operations. it reported the following costs and expenses for the month: direct materials $ 69,000 direct labor $ 35,000 variable manufacturing overhead $ 15,000 fixed manufacturing overhead 28,000 total manufacturing overhead $ 43,000 variable selling expense $ 12,000 fixed selling expense 18,000 total selling expense $ 30,000 variable administrative expense $ 4,000 fixed administrative expense 25,000 total administrative expense $ 29,000 required: 1. with respect to cost classifications for preparing financial statements: a. what is the total product cost