Lorillard Corporation has the following information for Apri…

Lorillard Corporation has the following information for April, May, and June of the current year:     April May June Units produced 12,500 12,500 12,500 Units sold 8,750 10,625 13,125         Production costs per unit (based on 12,500 units) are as follows:         Direct materials   $15.00   Direct labor    10.00   Variable factory overhead    7.50   Fixed factory overhead    5.00   Variable selling and admin. expenses   12.50   Fixed selling and admin. expenses    5.00   ​ There were no beginning inventories for April of the current year, and all units were sold for $50. Costs are stable over the three months. What is the April ending inventory for Lorillard Corporation using the variable-costing method?

Davidson, Inc., is considering the purchase of production eq…

Davidson, Inc., is considering the purchase of production equipment that costs $300,000. The equipment is expected to generate an annual cash flow of $100,000 and have a useful life of five years with no salvage value. The firm’s cost of capital is 14%. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation with no mid-year convention. Ignore income taxes. The payback period in years (round to two decimal places) for the project is