Smith Corporation makes and sells a single product called a Pod. Each Pod requires 1.4 direct labor-hours at $9.60 per direct labor-hour. The direct labor workforce is fully adjusted each month to the required workload. Smith Corporation is preparing a Direct Labor Budget for the second quarter of the year. In June the company has budgeted to produce 22,000 Pods. Budgeted direct labor costs incurred in June would be:

Aggart technologies is considering issuing new common stock and using the proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt. the stock issue would have no effect on total assets, the interest rate taggart pays, ebit, or the tax rate. which of the following is likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the stock issue? a. the roa will decline.b. taxable income will decline.c. the tax bill will increase.d. net income will decrease.e. the times-interest-earned ratio will decrease

Braden’s ice cream shop is losing business. he knows that customers are no longer choosing his product because a competing product has become less expensive, yet he has refused to lower his prices. what has happened to braden’s business?

What is the average price for the cordless telephones (to 2 decimals)? $ b. what is the average talk time for the cordless telephones (to 3 decimals)? hours c. what percentage of the cordless telephones have a voice quality of excellent? % d. what percentage of the cordless telephones have a handset on the base?