The total factory overhead for Norton Company is budgeted for the year at $300,000, divided into three activities: assembly, $200,000; setup, $50,000; and materials handling, $150,000. Norton manufactures two products: Product A and Product B. The activity-based usage quantities for each product by each activity are estimated as follows:

Assembly Setup Materials Handing
Product A 5,000 dlh 60 setups 25 moves
Product B 15,000 dlh 110 setups 250 moves
Total activity-base usage 20,000 dlh 170 setups 275 moves

Determine the activity rate for the setup activity (round to nearest dollar).

a. $15.00
b. $16.67
c. $25.00
d. $1.67

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces