Depasquale corporation is working on its direct labor budget for the next two months. each unit of output requires 0.51 direct labor-hours. the direct labor rate is $8.90 per direct labor-hour. the production budget calls for producing 6,900 units in may and 7,300 units in june. if the direct labor work force is fully adjusted to the total direct labor-hours needed each month, what would be the total combined direct labor cost for the two months?

You are the manager of the packaging department in a cookie factory. (obviously, the packaging employees cannot eat the cookies that are transferred in during the period.) after your employees insert cookies into colorful packages (step 1) for display on store shelves, the packages of cookies are then boxed using cardboard cartons (step 2) for shipment to stores. each unit of product is represented by a carton of packaged cookies. the packaging department began the period with 1,000 units of cookies. during the period, 5,000 units of cookies were transferred in from the baking department and 5,500 units of cookies were transferred out to the finished goods department. the number of units of cookies in the ending inventory of the packaging department equals:

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Why should managers invest any excess cash