Answer:
Yes. Roy can successfully challenge this arbitration award in court.
Explanation:
According to the law, an arbitration clause is a part of the contract between Roy and Secure Investments, Inc. that deals with these parties' rights and options in the event of a legal dispute over their contract. Like in most arbitration clauses, Roy and Secure Investments, Inc. must have agreed not to sue each other but instead, to resolve their disputes through the arbitration process. But the res judicata effect produced through an arbitration can either be challenged and appealed against or enforced. Roy, depending on the merits of his case, can make a successful appeal against the arbitration award and not against the arbitration itself.
Answer:
The overhead application rate is 1.8
Explanation:
In the question both the estimated and actual overhead cost , material and labor cost are provided -
ESTIMATED ACTUAL
Overhead cost $396,000 $418,000
Material cost $410,000 $413,200
Direct cost $220,000 $224,000
Overhead application rate can be calculated by dividing the total budgeted overhead cost by direct labor cost.
= Budgeted overhead cost / direct labor cost
= $396,000 / $220,000
= 1.8
The answer to number one would be a