A company reports the following information for its first year of operations: 650 units 1 Units produced this year Units sold this year Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead 500 units $ 750 per unit $ 1,000 per unit ? in total $308,750 in total If the company's cost per unit of finished goods using variable costing is $2,375, what is total variable overhead?

Astock with a beta of 0.6 has an expected rate of return of 13%. if the market return this year turns out to be 10 percentage points below expectations, what is your best guess as to the rate of return on the stock? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

Sailcloth & more currently produces boat sails and is considering expanding its operations to include awnings for homes and travel trailers. the company owns land beside its current manufacturing facility that could be used for the expansion. the company bought this land 5 years ago at a cost of $319,000. at the time of purchase, the company paid $24,000 to level out the land so it would be suitable for future use. today, the land is valued at $295,000. the company has some unused equipment that it currently owns valued at $38,000. this equipment could be used for producing awnings if $12,000 is spent for equipment modifications. other equipment costing $490,000 will also be required. what is the amount of the initial cash flow for this expansion project?

If quotas on sugar were eliminated in the united states, domestic production of sugar would fall. why is this a benefit in economic terms for the united states? i. resources are freed up that could be used more efficiently elsewhere. ii. it is beneficial because it allows foreign producers of sugar to earn income and thus those countries are better off. iii. u.s. consumers are able to enjoy increased consumer surplus because of the lower prices of imported sugar.