Petrus framing's cost formula for its supplies cost is $1,920 per month plus $11 per frame. for the month of march, the company planned for activity of 632 frames, but the actual level of activity was 639 frames. the actual supplies cost for the month was $9,340. the activity variance for supplies cost in march would be closest to:

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above