Astor manufacturing stores hazardous and volatile chemicals in its warehouse. the warehouse has state-of-the-art equipment to make sure the chemicals do not explode. an unexpected earthquake shakes the warehouse, causing the chemicals to explode and injure william, a passerby on a nearby sidewalk. astor manufacturing is: a. strictly liable for william's injuries. b. liable to william only if the company was grossly negligent. c. not liable to william because he satisfied its duty of care to passersby. d. not liable to william because jason voluntarily assumed the risk of injury.

Neon light company of kansas city ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. ms. neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by one and one-half days. furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. the bank has a remote disbursement center in florida. a. if neon light company has $2.90 million per day in collections and $1.18 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars will the cash management system free up?

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

In risk management, what does risk control include? a. risk identification b. risk analysis c. risk prioritization d. risk management planning e. risk elimination need this answer now : (