Walmart Inc. uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Materials are 28% complete at the end of the period in the Forming Department, which is the first of two stages in its production process. Information concerning operations in the Forming Department in October follows: Units Materials Cost Work in process on October 1 5,800 $ 6,010.80 Units started during October 52,000 $ 50,994 Units completed and transferred to the next Department during October 43,500 What was the total materials cost of work in process at October 31

Processors can be or which is an indicator of how much data the processors can handle at a given point in time, with the processor being more powerful.

Ajustification for job training programs is that they improve worker productivity. suppose that you are asked to evaluate whether more job training makes workers more productive. however, rather than having data on individual workers, you have access to data on manufacturing firms in ohio. in particu- lar, for each firm, you have information on hours of job training per worker (training) and number of nondefective items produced per worker hour (output). (i) carefully state the ceteris paribus thought experiment underlying this policy question. (ii) does it seem likely that a firm’s decision to train its workers will be independent of worker characteristics? what are some of those measurable and unmeasurable worker characteristics? (iii) name a factor other than worker characteristics that can affect worker productivity. (iv) if you find a positive correlation between output and training, would you have convincingly established that job training makes workers more productive? explain.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a weak economy? a. a low employment rateb. a high inflation ratec. a decreased gdpd. a high unemployment rate