Two-stage abc for manufacturing meridian company has determined its activity cost pools and cost drivers to be the following: cost pools setup $35,000 material handling 12,800 machine operation 280,000 packing 30,000 total indirect manufacturing costs $357,800 cost drivers setups 350 material moves 640 machine hours 20,000 packing orders 1,200 one product made by meridian, metal casements, used the following activities during the period to produce 500 units: setups 20 material moves 80 machine hours 1,900 packing orders 150 (a) calculate the cost per unit of activity for each activity cost pool. setup answer 100 material handling answer 20 material operation answer 14 packing answer 25 (b) calculate the manufacturing overhead cost per metal casement manufactured during the period. round your answer to the nearest cent.

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

Carmen co. can further process product j to produce product d. product j is currently selling for $20 per pound and costs $15.75 per pound to produce. product d would sell for $38 per pound and would require an additional cost of $8.55 per pound to produce. what is the differential revenue of producing product d?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.