a. assign property rights to inventors. b. protect the rights of inventors for their lifetimes. c. provide firms an incentive to research. d. internalize externalities.

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?

The brs corporation makes collections on sales according to the following schedule: 30% in month of sale 66% in month following sale 4% in second month following sale the following sales have been budgeted: sales april $ 130,000 may $ 150,000 june $ 140,000 budgeted cash collections in june would be:

Your father's employer was just acquired, and he was given a severance payment of $375,000, which he invested at a 7.5% annual rate. he now plans to retire, and he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year, starting at the end of this year. how many years will it take to exhaust his funds, i.e., run the account down to zero? a. 22.50 b. 23.63 c. 24.81 d. 26.05 e. 27.35