24. The following information is available for Geek Manufacturing Company. -- Direct materials price standard is $4.50 per pound. -- Direct materials quantity standard is seven pounds per finished unit. -- Budgeted production is 25,000 finished units. -- 200,000 pounds of direct materials were purchased for $925,000. -- 200,000 pounds of direct materials were used in production. -- 25,600 finished units of product were produced. What is the direct materials price variance

Answer:

Material price variance  = $25,000 Unfavorable

Explanation:

A material price variance occurs where materials are purchased at a price either lower or higher than the standard price. A favorable variance is recorded where the actual total cost of materials is lower that the standard cost. While an adverse variance implies the opposite

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200,000 pounds should have cost (200,000× $4.50)= 900,000

but did cost                                                                         925,000

Material price variance                                                        25,000Unfavorable

Material price variance  = $25,000 Unfavorable

A consulting engineering firm wants to make a preliminary cost estimate for the design/construct of an e-commerce warehouse facility in the south of the country. The firm completed a similar project in 2012 that had a construction cost of $70 million, and it wants to use the ENR Construction Cost Index (CCI) to update the cost. If the index value in 2012 was 8802 and today it is 12,250, determine the estimated cost of the facility today. (Note: CCI values may be different on its website.)

Saturn Industries purchased and consumed 64,000 gallons of direct material that was used in the production of 17,000 finished units of product. According to engineering specifications, each finished unit had a manufacturing standard of four gallons. If a review of Saturn's accounting records at the end of the period disclosed a material price variance of $6,400U and a material quantity variance of $2,800F, what is the actual price paid for a gallon of direct material

Which of the following explains why people became more malnourished after society started relying on agriculture
rather than hunting and gathering?
Commodities were exchanged using money, which was not equally available.
Commodities were often difficult to grow in areas where conditions suited societies
Commodities were controlled by the social elite and the food was not divided evenly
Commodities were found to be too much work for too little money so few people grew crops

DeShawn wants to fill out a financial application For post secondary education. What personal Information does DeShawn Most likely need to fill Out the application?
His income
His childhood address
His extracurricular activities
His grade point average in high school.

How can our perceptions help us to choose the channel for our message?
a.
Sharing our perceptions will encourage our receivers to tell us what channel to use.
b.
Perceptions do not help us to choose the channel for our message.
c.
Perceptions about our receiver can help us to decide on the most appropriate channel.
d.
none of the above

explain the following definition of marketing ethics

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The new proposed project needs to use an expensive medical equipment that is already owned by the company. The purchase price of this equipment is $640,000 . The company also spent $71,000 to update its operating software. The equipment recieved a recent market bid from an interested buyer of $768,000. The current book value of $525,000. If the company decides to use this equipment for the new project , what value should we use for this equipment to be included in the initial cash flow of the project

Technoid Inc. sells computer systems. Technoid leases computers to Lone Star Company on January 1, 2018. The manufacturing cost of the computers was $130,000. This noncancelable lease had the following terms: Lease payments: $23,000 semiannually; first payment at January 1, 2018; remaining payments at June 30 and December 31 each year through June 30, 2022. Lease term: five years (10 semiannual payments). No residual value; no purchase option. Economic life of equipment: five years. Implicit interest rate and lessee's incremental borrowing rate: 5% semiannually. What is the outstanding balance of the lease liability in Lone Star's December 31, 2018, balance sheet

Select the examples that best demonstrate likely tasks for Health, Safety, and Environmental Management workers. Check all that apply.

Donovan inspects facilities, and enforces laws and regulations.
April drives a train safely and carefully.
Chuck collects samples of materials for analysis.
Leif repairs broken equipment in a factory.
Elise takes orders, and sells products to customers.
Shayla teaches others how to use equipment safely

Gundy Company expects to produce 1,304,400 units of Product XX in 2020. Monthly production is expected to range from 87,000 to 127,000 units. Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are: direct materials $4, direct labor $7, and overhead $9. Budgeted fixed manufacturing costs per unit for depreciation are $4 and for supervision are $1.
In March 2020, the company incurs the following costs in producing 107,000 units: direct materials $455,000, direct labor $746,000, and variable overhead $971,000. Actual fixed costs were equal to budgeted fixed costs.
Prepare a flexible budget report for March. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)

Cement Company, Inc. began the first quarter with 1,000 units of inventory costing $25 per unit. During the first quarter, 3,000 units were purchased at a cost of $40 per unit, and sales of 3,400 units at $65 per units were made. During the second quarter, the company expects to replace the units of beginning inventory sold at a cost of $45 per unit. Cement Company uses the LIFO method to account for inventory. What is the correct journal entry to record cost of goods sold at the end of the first quarter

Why wouldn't giving yourself a manicure count as GDP for the United States?​

Suppose a less developed country is having difficulty making payments on its foreign debts. What option does this nation have?
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It can ask its lenders for more loans in exchange for accepting a foreign portfolio investment from the World Bank.
It can ask its lenders to forego the payments until the economy of the debtor nation is stronger.
It can ask its lenders to forgive the loans in exchange for accepting temporary control by the lender nation.
It can ask its lenders for debt rescheduling in exchange for accepting a stabilization program from the IMF.

You have been hired by KOKO MESSIAH GROUP to lead its local and international expansion efforts. Considering that KOKO MESSIAH GROUP already has products which its markets on a small scale locally, it has become imperative that it makes additions to its current product variants, as well as promote these new and existing products in markets other than its existing markets. Propose four relevant strategies and the key marketing mix decisions you have to make in achieving its expansion objectives.

Rare earth metals are used in the production of many of the personal electronic devices you use every day. Suppose there is an unexpected decrease in the price of rare earth metals. a. The decrease in price of rare earth metals will lead to negative cost-push inflation. demand-pull inflation. an increase in expected inflation. negative demand-pull inflation. b. Illustrate the effect of the decrease in the price of rare earth metals by making the appropriate adjustments to the Phillips curve.

Merchandise that is priced significantly lower than what customers expect to pay is likely to remain unsold.
a) True
b) False

​M&M's Proposition II suggests that in a world of no taxes and no​ bankruptcy, ________. A. in simple​ terms, as the firm adds more debt to the financing​ mix, the shareholders require a higher and higher return on equity such that it exactly offsets the use of the cheaper debt B. no matter what the debtequity ratio​ is, the Ra or WACC of the firm increases with debt C. the value of the firm is sensitive to the funding choice between debt and equity D. Statements​ A, B, and C are all incorrect.

A customer places an order on January 1, 2019. Fifteen days later, that order is received by the manufacturing department. Twenty days later, the order is put into production. Processing (manufacturing) time is 25 days for this order. The completed order is then shipped 15 days later. For this order, what was the total customer-response time (CRT), in days

The net income reported on the income statement is $97,309. However, adjusting entries have not been made at the end of the period for the
supplies expense of $2,135 and accrued salaries of $1,163. Net income, as corrected, is
a. $96,146
b. $97,309
c. $94,011
d. $95,174

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Which of the following is a purpose for documentation of report data? Check all that apply. To include good data from reputable sources. To borrow ideas without giving credit. To keep you honest. To convince readers of your credibility and the logic or your reasoning.

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Brief Exercise 12-8 Partially correct answer. Your answer is partially correct. Try again. Sheffield, Inc., manufactures golf clubs in three models. For the year, the Big Bart line has a net loss of $4,000 from sales $201,000, variable costs $176,000, and fixed costs $29,000. If the Big Bart line is eliminated, $20,100 of fixed costs will remain. Prepare an analysis showing whether the Big Bart line should be eliminated. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

A college graduate has gotten a job that requires frequent travel to different schools around the country. These schools hire her to help them create healthier meals in their cafeterias. She creates a full menu for each school and shows the school the nutritional benefits of each food.
Which two types of careers are part of this college graduate's job?

A. Education and sales
B. Food service and transportation
C. Sales and management
D. Education and food service​

The Gardner Company, a client of your firm, has come to you with the following problem. It has three clerical employees who must perform the following functions:
a. Maintain the general ledger
b. Maintain the accounts payable ledger
c. Maintain the accounts receivable ledger
d. Prepare checks for signature
e. Maintain the cash disbursements journal
f. Issue credits on returns and allowances
g. Reconcile the bank account
h. Handle and deposit cash receipts
Assuming equal abilities among the three employees, the company asks you to
assign the eight functions to them to maximize internal control. Assume that these employees will perform no accounting functions other than the ones listed.

One of the departments at Yolo Industries has entered into a 9 year lease for a piece of equipment. The annual payment under the lease will be $3,800, with payments being made at the beginning of each year. If the discount rate is 12%, the present value of the lease payments is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.

Problem 10-39 (LO. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Linda, who files as a single taxpayer, had AGI of $280,000 for 2020. She incurred the following expenses and losses during the year: Medical expenses (before the 7.5%-of-AGI limitation) $33,000 State and local income taxes 4,800 State sales tax 1,300 Real estate taxes 6,000 Home mortgage interest 5,000 Automobile loan interest 750 Credit card interest 1,000 Charitable contributions 7,000 Casualty loss (before 10% limitation but after $100 floor; not in a Federally declared disaster area) 34,000 Unreimbursed employee business expenses 7,600 Calculate Linda's allowable itemized deductions for the year. $fill in the blank 1 .