The Ole Factory, Inc. sells scented beauty products and personal care items. It is currently offering a promotion in conjunction with the launch of its new consulting business: customers can purchase a Deluxe Beauty Kit for $500, which is the normal retail price for this item, plus get one month's free access to an online Beauty Consultant, which normally costs $40. The free access requires that the customer agree to default auto-renewal, cancellable at any time, with The Ole Factory estimating that the auto-renewal option and the appeal of the service will result in customers, on average, opting for 6 months of paid access to the online Beauty Consultant after the expiration of the free access. For each Deluxe Beauty Kit sold as part of this promotion, how much revenue and deferred revenue should The Ole Factory recognize at the time of sale and how should it be allocated

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Bridge building company estimates that it will incur $1,200,000 in overhead costs for the year. additionally, the company estimates 50,000 direct labor hours will be spent building custom walking bridges for the year at a total direct labor cost of $600,000. what is the predetermined overhead rate for bridge building company if direct labor costs are to be used as an allocation base?