Why the SI units have not been adopted in the United States?
Just be open-minded. Think of pros and cons of each and the problems of having these two units simultaneously. I expect you elaborate on your response, perhaps by providing historical background, technical and social examples for your points, personal experiences, etc. Also, make sure that you include both positive and negative aspects of the topic. The minimum length of essay is 300 words.
Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before Lincoln and Congress was to reintegrate the rebellious Southern states into the Union. For many white southerners “Reconstruction was a vicious and destructive experience – a period when vindictive Northerners inflicted humiliation and revenge on a pro-state South.”
In order to prepare for this discussion forum:
- Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapters 17 and 18 that support your discussion.
- Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War
- This link will direct you to the full transcript of the Wade-Davis Bill. What does it suggest about the prevailing Reconstruction sentiments in Congress?
- Read the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black Codes, and the linked site on the Black Codes.
- Read the linked document, a selection from The Ills of the South, written by Charles H. Okten, a Mississippi Baptist preacher, and schoolteacher, in which he describes conditions for Black Americans under the sharecropping and crop-lien system.
After you have completed your readings, post your response to ONE of the following questions:
- Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
- Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle. Was this system simply another version of slavery? Why or why not.
- Consider the following statement: “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
Research the role of the Nurse Practitioner.
Select and describe an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role.
Why are you becoming a Nurse Practitioner?
Find one research article, expert opinion about the Nurse Practitioner role and summarize the article.
What does the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) say about the need of Nurse Practitioners?
Identify and describe the effects that you will have as an advanced practice nurse in terms of healthcare industry and patient outcomes.
Compute the labor efficiency variance
Labor Efficiency Variance
*Note this question builds on question 7
• The labor efficiency variance (also called the labor usage variance) is a measure of worker productivity.
• The labor efficiency variance is computed by multiplying the standard hourly wage rate by the difference between the standard hours allowed and
actual hours used.
• Bruce allows 900 standard labor hours to produce 600 beams (600 units × 1.5 hours per unit).
• Standard hourly Labor rate $13
• Timecards show that 2,075 Actual direct labor hours were used in March.
- Compute the labor efficiency variance
Given that 2,075 hours were actually required, the company’s unfavorable labor efficiency variance for March is computed as follows.
Labor Efficiency Variance = Standard Hourly labor Rate × (Standard labor Hours – Actual Direct labor Hours)
Calculate the labor rate variance
Labor Rate Variance
• Bruce incurred actual direct labor costs of $14,040 in March.
• Standard hourly Labor rate $13
• The standard labor cost allowed for manufacturing 600 beams is only $11,700 (600 units × 1.5 hours per unit × $13 per hour).
• Thus, the company is faced with an unfavorable labor variance of $2,340 ($11,700 − $14,040).
• Timecards show that 2,075 Actual direct labor hours were used in March.
• The average wage rate for the month was $14per hour. (Actual rate = $14)
- Calculate the labor rate variance
Labor Rate Variance = Actual direct Labor Hours × (Standard hourly labor Rate – Actual Rate)
Complete the table to calculate the total Manufacturing costs:
Complete the table to calculate the total Manufacturing costs:
Variable costs:
• Direct materials = $20 per unit
• Direct labor = $9 per unit
• Variable manufacturing overhead = $11 per unit
Fixed costs
• Manufacturing overhead = $17,000 per quarter
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3
Level of Production (in
units): 600
Level of Production (in
units): 1,500
Level of Production (in
units): 2,000
VARIABLE COSTS
Direct materials ($20 per unit)…………
Direct labor ($9 per unit)…………………
Variable manufacturing overhead ($11 per unit)……………
FIXED COSTS
Manufacturing overhead ($17,000 per quarter)…………..
Total manufacturing costs (Add all of the above
costs)……………
Calculate the budgeted production in units.
Production budget
• The desired ending inventory for the 1st Quarter = 2000
• The desired ending inventory for the 2nd Quarter = 3000
• The desired ending inventory for the 3rd Quarter = 4000
• The desired ending inventory for the 4th Quarter = 5000
- Calculate the budgeted production in units.
Units of Production
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Projected unit sales………………………………. 14000 16000 21000 22000
Add Desired ending inventory……………
Units available for sale (Projected unit sales +
Desired ending inventory) …………………………….
Less beginning inventory………………………. 14,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Budgeted production in units…………..
Create the sales budget for 2021:
The sales budget
• Henry the director of a hand sanitizer company believes that the demand for the company’s product will continue to grow in 2021.
– He estimates that sales will reach 14,000 units in the first quarter and 16,000 units in the second quarter.
– Sales estimates for the third and fourth quarters are 21,000 units and 22,000 units, respectively.
– To keep its product affordable to a wide range of users, they are committed to holding its selling price per unit at $13 throughout the year.
- Create the sales budget for 2021:
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Projected unit sales………
Sales price per unit………
Projected revenue (Projected unit
sales x Sales price per unit)
Provide the steps and elaborate on each step for preparing the annual elements of the master budget
Provide the steps and elaborate on each step for preparing the annual elements of the master budget
