Which of the following statements comparing debit cards to credit cards is true?
a. debit cards allow you to draw funds directly from your checking account.
b. debit cards typically offer greater fraud protection than credit cards.
c. debit cards never require a signature to finalize a purchase like credit cards.
d. debit cards charge higher interest rates on purchases than credit cards.

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Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak