Which of the following is not likely to be a deductible expense? a. the dues for charles coke to join the city chamber of commerce to generally improve the reputation of his business in the community. b. the cost of a party for all of dan's employees to celebrate a record-breaking profits year. c. the cost of tickets to a stage play for a client and the taxpayer. d. the cost for rosa to take a potential customer to lunch to describe a new service rosa's company is offering. unfortunately, the customer explains that they are not interested in the service. e. none of these choices are deductible expenses.

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?