Refer to the data on Expected Demand for Weston Gadgets, Inc. For the various demand scenarios, if you applied the Laplace criterion, what is the lowest payoff?



a. $46.00 million

b. $20.67 million

c. $43.20 million

d. $33.20 million


b. $20.67 million

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A. $5,000 Underapplied B. $5,000 Overapplied C. $186,000 Underapplied D. $186,000 Overapplied

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One strategy used by auditors in testing assertions is to perform directional testing to find overstatements or understatements

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When the seller is rightfully claiming for the buyer's rejection or repudiation, the seller can recover the difference between the contract price and the market price or:

A. half of the cost price. B. whatever the buyer determines in good faith. C. the amount equaling the accident insurance. D. the "profit" the seller lost.

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The following budget data are available for Happy Company: Estimated direct labor hours 12,000 Estimated direct dollars $90,000 Estimated factory overhead costs $180,000 Actual direct labor hours 11,500 Actual direct dollars $92,000 Actual factory overhead costs $181,000 If factory overhead is to be applied based on direct labor hours as the cost allocation base for the predetermined overhead

rate, the amount of overhead applied into production is A) $180,000 B) $181,000 C) $172,500 D) $184,000

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