Jake's roof repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: fixed cost per month cost per repair-hourwages and salaries $23,200 $16.30parts and supplies $8.60equipment depreciation $1,600 $0.40truck operating expenses $6,400 $1.70rent $3,480 administrative expenses $4,500 $0.80for example wages and salaries should be $23,200 plus $16.30 per repair-hour. the company expected to work 2,800 repair-hours in may, but actually worked 2,900 repair-hours. the company expects its sales to be $44.50 per repair-hour. compute the company's activity variances for may. (indicate the effect of each variance by choosing "f" for favorable, "u" for unfavorable, and "none" for no effect (i. e., zero variance).

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i.e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

At the end of year 2, retained earnings for the baker company was $3,550. revenue earned by the company in year 2 was $3,800, expenses paid during the period were $2,000, and dividends paid during the period were $1,400. based on this information alone, retained earnings at the beginning of year 2 was:

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.