Five welding jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the critical ratio dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processedJob Processing Time (days) Job due date (days)
A 4 7
B 2 4
C 8 11
D 3 5
E 5 11

According to the law of diminishing returns a. ​Production increases at a decreasing rate b. ​Production increases at a increasing rate c. ​Production decreases at a decreasing rate d. ​Production decreases at an increasing rate

You are the manager of a large​ crude-oil refinery. As part of the refining​ process, a certain heat exchanger​ (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through​ it) must be replaced every year. The replacement and downtime cost in the first year is ​$175 comma 000175,000. This cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 77​% per year for sixsix years​ (i.e. until the EOY 77​), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. If the​ company's cost of capital is 1515​% per​ year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be​ eliminated?

Which account would be listed on a post-closing trial balance?a. Sales Revenue
b. Depreciation Expense
c. Retained Earnings
d. Income Tax Expense.

With respect to the WBS numbering system, which of the following statements is true? A. The numbering system is a unique identifier known as the code of accounts, which is used to track the costs of the WBS elements. B. The numbering system is a unique identifier known as the code of accounts, which is used to track time and resource assignments for individual work elements. C. The numbering system is a unique identifier known as the WBS dictionary, which is used to assign quality control codes to the individual work elements. D. The numbering system is a unique identifier known as the WBS dictionary, which is used to track the descriptions of individual work elements.

At the beginning of a year, a company predicts total direct materials costs of $1,010,000 and total overhead costs of $1,270,000. If the company uses direct materials costs as its activity base to allocate overhead, what is the predetermined overhead rate it should use during the year?

Watkins Associated Industries is a highly diversified company with three divisions: Trucking, Seafood, and Construction. Assume that the company uses return on investment and residual income as two of the evaluation tools for division managers. The company has a minimum desired rate of return on investment of 10% with a 30% tax rate. Selected operating data for three divisions of the company follow.Trucking Division Seafood Division Construction Division
Sales $1,250,000 $800,000 $950,000
Operating assets 650,000 300,000 400,000
Net operating income 146,250 52,800 79,600
1) Compute the return on investment for each division.
2) Compute the residual income for each division.