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Emily suffered a very high fever when she was a small child which resulted in her losing her hearing. In spite of the hearing loss, she has excelled in school, served on several school committees, was active in clubs, worked with the poor and homeless, and was the ASB president. She graduated with highest honors. She applied for a job that was far below her capabilities, was interviewed, and received good reports from several people who worked for the company she had interviewed with and had heard about the interview. In spite of her qualifications and favorable reports, she was not hired for the position. Later she heard that an individual who could barely spell, had a very slovenly office appearance, and no education was hired for the position. She was also told off the record that she was not hired due to her hearing impairment. She is considering filing a lawsuit against the company she interviewed with. What would be the most likely employment act she would cite as the basis for her claim? a. Civil Rights Act of 1991b. Occupational Safety and Health Actc. Fair Labor Standards Actd. Americans with Disabilities Act
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department MoldingPaintingDirect labor-hours 30,000 54,200 Machine-hours 88,000 36,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost$228,800 $514,900 Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour$2.60 - Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour - $4.60 Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job: Department MoldingPaintingDirect labor-hours 82 133 Machine-hours 380 72 Direct materials$938 $1,240 Direct labor cost$730 $1,010 Required:1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department.2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205.3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205?3-b. If the job contained 37 units, what would be the unit product cost?