Whistle Works manufacturers safety whistle keychains. They have the following information available to prepare their master budget: Units to be produced October 5 comma 100 November 5 comma 550 December 5 comma 820 Whistle Works sells each whistle for $ 14. It takes 4 ounces of metal to produce each whistle at a cost of $ 0.70 per ounce. They prefer to have 10% of materials required for the following month's production in ending inventory as well. How many ounces of direct materials does Whistle Works need to purchase in October to meet production needs?

Highland company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Prepare beneish corporation's income statement and statement of stockholders' equity for year-end december 31, and its balance sheet as of december 31. there were no stock issuances or repurchases during the year. (do not use negative signs with your answers unless otherwise noted.)