Listed here are the total costs associated with the production of 1,000 drum sets manufactured by truebeat. the drum sets sell for $463 each. costs

1. plastic for casing—$16,000
2. wages of assembly workers—$89,000
3. property taxes on factory—$4,000
4. accounting staff salaries—$37,000
5. drum stands (1,000 stands purchased)—$29,000
6. rent cost of equipment for sales staff—$48,000
7. upper management salaries—$130,000
8. annual flat fee for factory maintenance service—$22,000
9. sales commissions—$12 per unit
10. machinery depreciation, straight-line—$38,000

required: 1. classify each cost and its amount as

(a) either variable or fixed and
(b) either product or period. (the first cost is completed as an example.)

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.