Sissac Catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $470 per month plus $101 per job plus $24 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The company expected its activity in May to be 12 jobs and 123 meals, but the actual activity was 9 jobs and 126 meals. The actual cost for catering supplies in May was $4,240. The spending variance for catering supplies in May would be closest to:

Greater concern for innovation and quality has shifted the job trend to using more broadly defined jobs. t/f

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

Sye chase started and operated a small family architectural firm in 2016. the firm was affected by two events: (1) chase provided $25,000 of services on account, and (2) he purchased $2,800 of supplies on account. there were $250 of supplies on hand as of december 31, 2016. record the two transactions in the accounts. record the required year-end adjusting entry to reflect the use of supplies and the required closing entries. post the entries in the t-accounts and prepare a post-closing trial balance.