Kcompany estimates that overhead costs for the next year will be $2,900,000 for indirect labor and $800,000 for factory utilities. the company uses direct labor hours as its overhead allocation base. if 80,000 direct labor hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate?

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?