Primara corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies overhead to products based on the standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output of the period. data concerning the most recent year appear below: total budgeted fixed overhead cost for the year $ 487,500 actual fixed overhead cost for the year $ 480,000 budgeted direct labor-hours (denominator level of activity) 65,000 actual direct labor-hours 66,000 standard direct labor-hours allowed for the actual output 63,000 required: 1. compute the fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate for the year. (round fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate to 2 decimal places.) 2. compute the fixed overhead budget variance and volume variance. (indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "f" for favorable, "u" for unfavorable, and "none" for no effect (i. e., zero input all amounts as positive values.)

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.