According to the provisions outlined in the contract between kranfer inc. and its labor union, kranfer must pay its employees double for working overtime. however, due to financial constraints, the company is unable to meet these demands. the company and the union decide to negotiate the terms of the contract in a relatively informal manner. a non-authoritative third party is invited to listen to the views of both sides and to resolve the conflict. in the context of the alternatives to work stoppages, the third party in this scenario is an example of a(n)

Kenney co. uses process costing to account for the production of canned energy drinks. direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. equivalent units have been calculated to be 19,200 units for materials and 16,000 units for conversion costs. beginning inventory consisted of $11,200 in materials and $6,400 in conversion costs. april costs were $57,600 for materials and $64,000 for conversion costs. ending inventory still in process was 6,400 units (100% complete for materials, 50% for conversion). the total cost per unit using the weighted average method would be closest to:

The new york stock exchange is an example of what type of stock market?

Laws corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $16,000. estimated cash savings from using the new machine are $4,120 per year. the machine will have no salvage value at the end of its useful life of six years and the required rate of return for laws corporation is 12%. the machine's internal rate of return is closest to (ignore income taxes) (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 16% (d) 18%