Rodriguez, Inc., is preparing its direct labor budget for 2017 from the following production budget based on a calendar year. Quarter Units Quarter Units 1 20,440 3 35,420 2 25,370 4 30,200 Each unit requires 1.80 hours of direct labor. Prepare a direct labor budget for 2017. Wage rates are expected to be $18 for the first 2 quarters and $20 for quarters 3 and 4. (Round Direct labor time per unit answers to 2 decimal places, e. g. 52.50.) RODRIQUEZ, INC. Direct Labor Budget Quarter 1 2 3 4 Year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Forecasting as a first step in the team’s decision making, it wants to forecast quarterly demand for each of the two types of containers for years 6 to 8. based on historical trends, demand is expected to continue to grow until year 8, after which it is expected to plateau. julie must select the appropriate forecasting method and estimate the likely forecast error. which method should she choose? why? using the method selected, forecast demand for years 6 to 8.

Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?