Two neighbors, countries a and b, produce books and blankets, among other goods and services. however, country a produces more of both goods than country b. a student of economics, maya, also notes that in both countries, these industries individually employ 30 percent of the population. she concludes that country a has an absolute advantage in the production of books and blankets over country b. maya's conclusion is flawed because

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?