Joiner corporation recently purchased 25,000 gallons of direct material at $5.60 per gallon. usage by the end of the period amounted to 23,000 gallons. if the standard cost is $6.00 per gallon and the company believes in computing variances at the earliest point possible, the direct-material price variance would be calculated as: a) $800f. b) $9,200f. c) $9,200u. d) $10,000f. e)$10,000u.

Which is not an example of a cyclical company? a) airlines b) hotel industry c) medical d) theme parks

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve

Consider the labor market for computer programmers. during the late 1990s, the value of the marginal product of all computer programmers increased dramatically. holding all else equal, what effect did this process have on the labor market for computer programmers? the equilibrium wagea. increased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreased. b. decreased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor increased. c. increased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor increased. d. decreased, and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreased.