Mom &Pop Inc. has a demand forecast for the next 6 month. It can currently produce 2000 units per month and each worker can produce 250 units per month each. If company is using a pure level strategy, how many units in total needs to be back ordered for a period?

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Demand 1,000 500 3,000 4,000 3,000 500

A. Mom &Pop Inc hires for 2 month
B. Mom &Pop Inc hires 19 workers in total
C. Mom &Pop Inc fires 20 workers in total
D. Mom &Pop Inc fires workers in during month 6

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

Assume the perpetual inventory method is used. 1) the company purchased $12,500 of merchandise on account under terms 2/10, n/30. 2) the company returned $1,200 of merchandise to the supplier before payment was made. 3) the liability was paid within the discount period. 4) all of the merchandise purchased was sold for $18,800 cash. what effect will the return of merchandise to the supplier have on the accounting equation?

For the year, uptowne furniture had sales of $818,790, costs of $748,330, and interest paid of $24,450. the depreciation expense was $56,100 and the tax rate was 34 percent. at the beginning of the year, the firm had retained earnings of $172,270 and common stock of $260,000. at the end of the year, retained earnings was $158,713 and common stock was $280,000. any tax losses can be used. what is the amount of the dividends paid for the year? a. $6,466 b. $7,566 c. $5,266 d. $6,898 e. $7,066