Answer the question on the basis of the following information. suppose the members of population a, consisting of al, bob, curt, doris, and ellie, receive annual incomes of $5,000, $2,500, $1,250, $750, and $500, respectively. refer to the given information and this information as well. the members of population b, consisting of fred, george, holly, irma, and joan, receive incomes of $4,000, $3,000, $1,250, $950, and $800, respectively. we: a. can say that the income of population b is less equally distributed than that of population a. b. can say that the income of population b is more equally distributed than that of population a. c. cannot make a meaningful comparison of the income distributions of populations a and b. d. can say that the poorest quintile of population b receives 12 percent of total income

Laval produces lamps and home lighting fixtures. its most popular product is a brushed aluminum desk lamp. this lamp is made from components shaped in the fabricating department and assembled in the assembly department. information related to the 22,000 desk lamps produced annually follows.direct materials $280,000direct labor fabricating department (8,000 dlh × $24 per dlh) $192,000assembly department (16,600 dlh × $26 per dlh) $431,600machine hours fabricating department $15,200mhassembly department $20,850mhexpected overhead cost and related data for the two production departments follow.fabricating assemblydirect labor hours 150,000dlh 295,000dlhmachine hours 161,000mh 128,000mhoverhead cost $400,000 430,000required1. determine the plantwide overhead rate for laval using direct labor hours as a base.2. determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamp using the plantwide overhead rate.3. compute departmental overhead rates based on machine hours in the fabricating department and direct labor hours in the assembly department.4. use departmental overhead rates from requirement 3 to determine the total manufacturing cost per unit for the aluminum desk lamps.