Miguez corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: standard quantity or hours standard price or rate standard cost per unit direct materials 2.3 liters $ 7.00 per liter $ 16.10 direct labor 0.7 hours $ 22.00 per hour $ 15.40 variable overhead 0.7 hours $ 2.00 per hour $ 1.40 the company budgeted for production of 2,600 units in september, but actual production was 2,500 units. the company used 5,440 liters of direct material and 1,680 direct labor-hours to produce this output. the company purchased 5,800 liters of the direct material at $7.20 per liter. the actual direct labor rate was $24.10 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.90 per hour. the company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the variable overhead efficiency variance for september is:

a. $140 u

b. $140 f

c. $133 f

d: $133 u

Suppose the price of a complement to lcd televisions rises. what effect will this have on the market equilibrium for lcd tvs?

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.