Hexene, inc. produces a specialized machine part used in forklifts. for last year's operations, the following data were gathered: units produced 40,000 direct labor 32,000 hours @ $10.00 actual variable overhead $140,000 hexene employs a standard costing system. during the year, a variable overhead rate of $6.00 was used. the labor standard requires 0.75 hours per unit produced. the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances

a.$45,000 u and $6,500 u.
b.$52,000 f and $12,000 u.
c.$9,600 u and $45,000 f.
d.$16,000 f and $8,400 f.
e. none of these choices are correct.

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.