Cody Manufacturing started doing business on January 1st of the current year. Cody estimates that its sales will be 9,000 units in the first quarter, 7,000 units in the second quarter, 14,000 units in the third quarter, and 12,000 units in the fourth quarter. Cody's selling price is set at $20 per unit and is not expected to change during the year. Cody intends to have 10% of the next quarter's sales in its ending inventory each quarter. How many units should Cody budget for second quarter's production?A. 6,300 units. B. 9,700 units. C. 7,700 units. D. 7,000 units. E. None of the above.

Nichols inc. manufactures remote controls. currently the company uses a plantminuswide rate for allocating manufacturing overhead. the plant manager is considering switchingminusover to abc costing system and has asked the accounting department to identify the primary production activities and their cost drivers which are as follows: activities cost driver allocation rate material handling number of parts $5 per part assembly labor hours $20 per hour inspection time at inspection station $10 per minute the current traditional cost method allocates overhead based on direct manufacturing labor hours using a rate of $20 per labor hour. what are the indirect manufacturing costs per remote control assuming an method is used and a batch of 10 remote controls are produced? the batch requires 100 parts, 5 direct manufacturing labor hours, and 3 minutes of inspection time.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.

What is the purpose of the us international trade association?