The Genworth Company adopted the dollar-value LIFO method on January 1, 2021 when the inventory value of its one inventory pool was $522,000. The company decided to use an external index, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to adjust for changes in the cost level. On January 1, 2021, the CPI was 240. On December 31, 2021, inventory valued at year-end cost was $588,000 and the CPI was 252.
Required:
1. Calculate the inventory value at the end of 2021 using the dollar-value LIFO method.

Bakery has bought 250 pounds of muffin dough. they want to make waffles or muffins in half-dozen packs out of it. half a dozen of muffins requires 1 lb of dough and a pack of waffles uses 3/4 lb of dough. it take bakers 6 minutes to make a half-dozen of waffles and 3 minutes to make a half-dozen of muffins. their profit will be $1.50 on each pack of waffles and $2.00 on each pack of muffins. how many of each should they make to maximize profit, if they have just 20 hours to do everything?

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

When the amount for land is 36,000 and the amount paid for expenses is 10,000, the balance of total asset is