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Managers of what type of decentralized units have authority and responsibility for revenues, costs, and assets invested in the unit?

Simply Secure is currently buying 50,000 motherboards from Computer Manufacturing, Inc., at a price of $65 per board. Simply Secure is considering making its own boards. The costs to make the board are as follows: direct materials, $32 per unit; direct labor, $10 per unit; and variable factory overhead, $16 per unit. Fixed costs for the plant would increase by $75,000. Which option should be selected and why?

The first budget to be prepared is usually the production budget.

Magpie Company began its operations on March 31 of the current year.  Magpie has the following projected costs:   April May June Manufacturing costs* $156,800 $195,200 $217,600 Insurance expense** 1,000 1,000 1,000 Depreciation expense 2,000 2,000 2,000 Property tax expense*** 500 500 500 ​     *Of the manufacturing costs, three-fourths is paid for in the month they are incurred; one-fourth is paid in the      following month.  **Insurance expense is $1,000 a month; however, the insurance is paid four times yearly in the first month of the       quarter (i.e., January, April, July, and October).***Property tax is paid once a year in November. ​ The cash payments for Magpie Company expected in the month of June are

Discontinuing a product or segment is a huge decision that must be carefully analyzed. Which of the following would be a valid reason not to discontinue an operation? Assume fixed costs will not be affected.

A franchisor may provide support to the franchisee in which of the following ways?

If Jackson and Company expects to sell 200,000 units in the current year, desires ending inventory of 24,000 units, and has 22,000 units on hand as of the beginning of the year, the budgeted volume of production for the year is 198,000 units.

All of the following should be considered in a make-or-buy decision except

What is the name of this fracture?

Which of the following projections/positions of the foot would best demonstrate the cuboid free from bony superimposition?