Sherry and John Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2018. The budgeted income statement for January 2018 is as follows: Sales (168,000 units) $1,010,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 690,000 Gross margin 320,000 Operating expenses 400,000 (includes $55,000 of fixed costs) Operating income -$80,000 Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are budgeted to decline by 1% per month. What is the budgeted operating income for March 2018

Which of the following would be an accurate statement about achieving a balanced budget

Why is it easier for new entrants to get involved in radical innovations when compared to incumbent firms? a. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have to face the high entry barriers, initially. b. new entrants are embedded in an innovation ecosystem, while incumbent firms are not. c. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have formal organizational structures and processes. d. incumbent firms do not have the advantages of network effects that new entrants have.

Levine inc., which produces a single product, has prepared the following standard cost sheet for one unit of the product. direct materials (9 pounds at $1.80 per pound) $16.20 direct labor (6 hours at $14.00 per hour) $84.00 during the month of april, the company manufactures 270 units and incurs the following actual costs. direct materials purchased and used (2,500 pounds) $5,000 direct labor (1,660 hours) $22,908 compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor.