Rose co. sells one product and uses the last-in, first-out method to determine inventory cost. information for the month of january follows: total units unit cost beginning inventory, 1/1 8,000 $8.20 purchases, 1/5 12,000 7.90 sales 10,000 rose has determined that at january 31, the replacement cost of its inventory was $8 per unit, and the net realizable value was $8.80 per unit. rose’s normal profit margin is $1 per unit. rose applies the lower-of-cost-or-market rule to total inventory and records any resulting loss. at january 31, what should be the net carrying amount of rose’s inventory?

a. $79,000

b. $78,000

c. $80,000

d. $81,400

Which of the following is a disadvantage of equity alliances when compared to non-equity alliances? 1. they are reflective of weaker ties between firms.2. they do not permit the exchange of explicit knowledge.3. they are more likely to bring about lack of trust and commitment.4. they require significantly higher levels of investment.

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

Use the information below to answer the following question. the boxwood company sells blankets for $60 each. the following was taken from the inventory records during may. the company had no beginning inventory on may 1. date blankets units cost may 3 purchase 5 $20 10 sale 3 17 purchase 10 $24 20 sale 6 23 sale 3 30 purchase 10 $30 assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the gross profit for the month of may using the lifo cost method.