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Refer to the HR Reports in the Inquirer. Through past investments in recruiting and training Digby has obtained a productivity index of 109.6%. This means that Digby's labor costs would be increased by 9.6% if it did not have these productivity improvements. This is a competitive advantage that Digby can sustain or even widen further if its competitors have no HR initiatives. Now, refer to the Income Statement in Digby's Annual Report. How much did Digby's productivity improvements save it in direct labor costs (in thousands) last year?
A. $766
B. $29818
C. $3137
D. $3211
Answer:
Option D. $3,137
Explanation:
The Productivity Index of 9.6% shows that if the improvement plan is implemented then the efficiency gains would result in saving of 9.6% of total direct cost. So if we total the direct cost for the year for all of the four products then we have an amount of $32,680 which is given at the second last column.
The amount saved last year would be:
Savings = $32,680 * 9.6% = $3,137
Hence the option C is correct here.
Answer:
B. 1 and 2.
Explanation:
Life insurance policy can be defined as a contract between a policyholder and an insurer, in which the insurer agrees to pay an amount of money to a specific beneficiary either upon the death of the insured person (decedent) or after a set period of time.
A decedent refers to a deceased person who is no longer able to control his or her properties (wealth).
Generally, insurance companies across the globe charge millions of their customers (insured) premiums every year. This gives them the privilege of having a pool of cash which can be used to cover the cost of losses and destruction to the asset of a small fraction or percentage of its customers.
This simply means that, since insurance companies collect premium from all of their customers for losses which may or may not occur, so they can easily use this cash to compensate or indemnify for losses incurred by those having high risk.
Death benefit proceeds from a life insurance policy are included in a decedent's gross estate in the following circumstances:
I. The decedent gave the policy to his father four years ago, but retained the right to change the name of the beneficiary.
II. The policy beneficiary is a grantor trust of the decedent but the policy is owned by a closely-held corporation.
Answer:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $50 per machine-hour
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Estimated overhead costs= $3,400,000 for indirect labor
Estimated overhead costs= $850,000 for factory utilities.
85,000 machine hours are planned for this next year
To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= (3,400,000 + 850,000) / 85,000
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $50 per machine-hour
Answer:
Inelastic demand, Amputation procedure
Explanation:
The good with no close substitute is likely to experience inelastic demand because the consumer does not any close substitute to change to, this means that even when price is increased, the consumer is not likely to stop buying if the good is a necessary good.
The Amputation procedure will have least elastic demand because the diabetes sufferer does not have close substitute to change to when price increase while Diamond necklace is a luxury good, when the price is increased the consumer stop buying or switch to other luxury goods such as gold, silver that are equally used for decoration purposes.
Answer:
The journal entry to record depletion is :
Debit : Depletion Expense $74,235
Credit : Accumulated Depletion $74,235
Explanation:
<em>Depletion Expense = Depletion rate × units extracted during the year</em>
where,
<em>Depletion rate = (Cost - Salvage Value) ÷ Estimated total units</em>
Therefore,
Depletion rate = ($404,000 + $101,000 + $80,800 - $161,600) ÷ 4,040 tons
= $ 105 per ton
Therefore,
Depletion Expense = $ 105 per ton × 707 tons
= $74,235
<u>Journal Entry :</u>
Debit : Depletion Expense $74,235
Credit : Accumulated Depletion $74,235
