Please compare two countries, Slovenia and Latvia, and select one country out of the two for entry based on the group project case assigned to your team. In your analyses, relevant macroeconomic information of both countries need to be provided and compared (refer to the CIA and IMF data bases); Relevant geographical and cultural information of both countries need to be provided and compared (refer to the Europa pdf files); Relevant rankings of Doing Business (DB) for both countries need to be provided and compared (refer to the World Bank DB rankings); Two countries' local competitive situations need to be provided and compared (refer to the section of "Inside the wireless markets of Slovenia and Latvia" on the case). The final selection needs to be clearly shown.

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6