After graduating from dental school two years ago, Dr. Betty Harris purchased the dental practice of a long-time dentist who was retiring. In January of this year, she had to replace the outdated autoclave equipment she inherited from the previous dentist. Now, as she is preparing her budget for next year, she is concerned about understanding how her cost for sterilizing her dental instruments has changed. She has gathered the following information from her records: Month   Number of instruments used   Total autoclave cost   January   850     $7,780     February   750     7,125     March   920     8,279     April   950     8,735     May   1,150     9,645     June   900     8,208     July   1,050     9,490     August   975     8,699     (a)     Identify the high and low points.     Activity Level   $ High point   enter the activity level for high point   $enter the high point in dollars  Low point   enter the activity level for low point   $enter the low point in dollars  Using the high-low method, what is the variable cost of sterilizing an instrument using the new equipment? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.) Variable cost   $enter Variable cost in dollars per instrument rounded to 2 decimal places  per instrument

Use the following information to solve Questions 1 through 8 below. Byleth is a part-time employee at a daycare and has responsibility over all food purchases and preparation for the kids. Food costs (snacks for the kids, including peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and fruit) this year were $46,561, which is $239 less than the $46,800 that Byleth's boss-Inkling-budgeted at the beginning of the year (i.e., the static budget), so Inkling is considering giving Byleth a small bonus. 1 to 4. Based on the cost information below, compute the missing variances indicated in the table provided. Be sure to indicate whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). Budgeted number of snacks 18000 Actual number of snacks served 17500 Peanut Bread Fruit Jelly 5.00 per 10 oz. jar Butter Standard price 5.00 per loaf (20 slices) 6.00 per 10 oz jar $ 0.50 per piece of fruit Standard quantity 2 slic es per snack 1 oz. per snack 1 oz. per snack 2 per snack Actual price $ 5.00 per loaf (20 slices)…

Lisa is a contractor, and she owns a small home renovation company that specializes in kitchen renovations. Lisa fears she has been underbidding her projects, and that translates into lost profits that could help sustain her through slow periods. She is putting together an estimate for a potential client and has determined the following activities: Activity Cost Driver Rate Estimated Use for Job Demo of Existing Space Square Footage $3.26 /square foot 520 square feet Cabinet Installation # of Hours $205 /hour 8 hours Countertop Installation Square Footage $12.00/square foot 280 square feet Previously, Lisa was billing at a flat rate of $16 per square foot of the demo space with no additional markup. Lisa would like to add a 20% markup to the cost to arrive at the final bid price. Using Activity-Based Costing (ABC), what is the final bid price for her potential customer? (Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, eg. 25,000.25.) Final bid price $

alice is a planning to attend several professional events and will purchase a suit costing between $100 and $200 dollars. she will wear them to the event and return them the next day for a refund. comment on the ethics of her plan and if there is a problem with the plan provide alternatives