Hau lee furniture, inc., spends 55% of its sales dollars in the supply chain and finds its current profit of $20 comma 000 inadequate. the bank is insisting on an improved profit picture prior to approval of a loan for some new equipment. hau would like to improve the profit line to $25 comma 000 so he can obtain the bank's approval for the loan. current situation sales $100 comma 000 cost of material $55 comma 000 (55%) production costs $15 comma 000 (15%) fixed cost $10 comma 000 (10%) profit $20 comma 000 (20%) a) what percentage improvement is needed in the supply chain strategy for profit to improve to $25 comma 000? what is the cost of material with a $25 comma 000 profit? a decrease of nothing% in material (supply-chain) costs is required to yield a profit of $25 comma 000, for a new material cost of $ nothing. (enter your response for the percentage decrease to one decimal place and enter your response for the new material cost as a whole number.) enter your answer in the edit fields and then click check answer.

The following data pertains to activity and costs for two months: june july activity level in 10,000 12,000 direct materials $16,000 $ ? fixed factory rent 12,000 ? manufacturing overhead 10,000 ? total cost $38,000 $42,900 assuming that these activity levels are within the relevant range, the manufacturing overhead for july was: a) $10,000 b) $11,700 c) $19,000 d) $9,300

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to u.s. gaap. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $5,000,000, with a present value of $3,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $500,000.

Which of the following is an example of a positive externality? a. promoting generic drugs would benefit people. b. a lower inflation rate would benefit most consumers. c. compulsory flu shots for all students prevents the spread of illness in the general public. d. singapore has adopted a comprehensive savings plan for all workers known as the central provident fund.