Nicole has asked you to prepare a bank reconciliation for ngs. according to her records, ngs’s cash balance is $7,700 at december 31, but the bank reports a balance of $7,200.

a. the bank deducted $440 for an nsf check from a customer deposited on december 22.

b. ngs has written checks totaling $5,200 that have not yet cleared the bank.

c. the bank added $35 cash to the account for interest earned in december.

d. ngs made a $4,990 deposit on december 31, which will be recorded by the bank in january.

e. the bank deducted $35 for service charges.

f. ngs wrote a check to a supplier on account for $300 but mistakenly recorded it as $30.

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.)

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate.a. after a long search, jon finds a job.b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed.c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires.d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom.e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working.f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job.g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement.h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.

True or false payroll withholding includes income tax, social security tax, medicare tax as well as money you deduct for your retirement fund.