Lillian fok is president of lakefront manufacturing,

a producer of bicycle tires. fok makes 1,000 tires per day with the

following resources.

labor: 400 hours per day @ $12.50 per hour

raw material: 20,000 pounds per day @ $1 per pound

energy: $5,000 per day

capital costs: $10,000 per day

a) what is the labor productivity per labor-hour for these tires at

lakefront manufacturing?

b) what is the multifactor productivity for these tires at

lakefront manufacturing?

c) what is the percent change in multifactor productivity if fok

can reduce the energy bill by $1,000 per day without cutting

production or changing any other inputs?

Benton company (bc), a calendar year entity, has one owner, who is in the 37% federal income tax bracket (any net capital gains or dividends would be taxed at a 20% rate). bc's gross income is $395,000, and its ordinary trade or business deductions are $245,000. ignore the standard deduction (or itemized deductions) and the deduction for qualified business income. if required, round computations to the nearest dollar. a. bc is operated as a proprietorship, and the owner withdraws $100,000 for personal use. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and the tax liability associated with the income from the sole proprietorship is $ . b. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays no dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . the shareholder's tax liability is $ . c. bc is operated as a c corporation and pays out no salary or dividends to its shareholder. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ . d. bc is operated as a c corporation, pays out $100,000 as salary, and pays out the remainder of its earnings as dividends. bc's taxable income for the current year is $ , and bc's tax liability is $ .

Southeastern bell stocks a certain switch connector at its central warehouse for supplying field service offices. the yearly demand for these connectors is 15,000 units. southeastern estimates its annual holding cost for this item to be $25 per unit. the cost to place and process an order from the supplier is $75. the company operates 300 days per year, and the lead time to receive an order from the supplier is 2 working days.a) find the economic order quantity.b) find the annual holding costs.c) find the annual ordering costs.d) what is the reorder point?

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.