A local farm market buys fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers. It buys peaches from one farmer at a cost of $1.00 per pound and sells them for $2.00 per pound. The demand for peaches during the season is normally distributed with a mean of 40 pounds per day and a daily standard deviation of 6 pounds. At the end of each business day, any unsold peaches are purchased by local restaurants for $0.40 per pound (in U. S. dollars): Enter your answers to one decimal place. Determine the service level. The service level is Number %. What is the optimal stocking level for the service level deterimined in (a)

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Corrective action must be taken for a project when (a) actual progress to the planned progress shows the progress is ahead of schedule. (b) the technical specifications have been met. (c) the actual cost of the activities is less than the funds received for the work completed. (d) the actual progress is less than the planned progress.

Afamily wishes to save for future college expenses. which financial tool should the family invest in?