Puget sound divers is a company that provides diving services such as underwater ship repairs to clients in the puget sound area. the company’s planning budget for may appears below: puget sound diversplanning budgetfor the month ended may 31budgeted diving-hours (q) 250revenue ($440.00q) $110,000expenses: wages and salaries ($11,800 + $128.00q) 43,800supplies ($3.00q) 750equipment rental ($2,100 + $22.00q) 7,600insurance ($4,000) 4,000miscellaneous ($530 + $1.48q) 900total expense 57,050 net operating income $52,950required: during may, the company’s activity was actually 240 diving-hours. complete the following flexible budget for that level of activity.

while setting up his new office, an attorney ordered thick, frieze carpets for the floor. however, the building inspector had him remove the expensive carpeting. the building inspector stated that according to federal regulations, the office must be wheelchair accessible as it is a public area. he further explained that since wheelchairs do not maneuver well in thick, frieze carpeting, the carpets had to be removed and be replaced with smooth-textured carpets that do not restrict wheelchair maneuverability. this scenario illustrates how a company is influenced by the component of its specific environment.

How does your household gain from specialization and comparative advantage? (what is produced, what is not produced yet paid to a specialist to produce? )

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))