Chapter 8, Problem 41P

Brilliant Professor Martin Company has an activity cost pool for inspecting, with an estimated overhead of $240,000. It produces kitchen rugs (2,000 inspections) and bathroom rugs (2,500 inspections). How much of the inspecting cost pool should be assigned to kitchen rugs? Answer this

Devlin Investments carries portfolios of both trading securities and available-for-sale securities. At the end of 2021 and 2020, the trading securities were valued at $382.7 billion and $459.3 billion, respectively; and the available-for-sale securities were valued at $173.8 billion and $92.6 billion, respectively. Together, the investments comprise about 30 percent of the company's total assets as of December 31, 2021. Trading securities are carried on the balance sheet at market value. Compute the net decrease in the investment in trading securities during 2021.

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