Piechocki Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During May, the company budgeted for 8,000 units, but its actual level of activity was 8,050 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting: Fixed element per month Variable element per unit Revenue - $ 35.50 Direct labor $ 0 $ 6.10 Direct materials 0 12.10 Manufacturing overhead 37,000 1.80 Selling and administrative expenses 26,800 0.80 Total expenses $ 63,800 $ 20.80 Actual results for May: Revenue $ 284,500 Direct labor $ 48,530 Direct materials $ 92,330 Manufacturing overhead $ 50,000 Selling and administrative expenses $ 30,600 The revenue variance for May would be closest to: Multiple Choice $1,275 U $500 F $500 U $1,275 F

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?