Novak Company signed a long-term noncancelable purchase commitment with a major supplier to purchase raw materials in 2021 at a cost of $911,500. At December 31, 2021, the raw materials to be purchased have a market value of $863,400. Prepare any necessary December 31, 2021 entry. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Decision alternatives should be identified before decision criteria are established. are limited to quantitative solutions are evaluated as a part of the problem definition stage. are best generated by brain-storming.

Both renewable and nonrenewable resources are used within our society. how do the uses of nonrenewable resources compare to the uses of renewable resources?