Dirickson inc. has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. inputs standard quantity or hours per unit of output standard price or rate direct materials 7.6 ounces $ 9.40 per ounce direct labor 0.10 hours $ 18.00 per hour variable manufacturing overhead 0.10 hours $ 5.30 per hour the company has reported the following actual results for the product for july: actual output 7,600 units raw materials purchased 63,000 ounces actual cost of raw materials purchased $ 541,800 raw materials used in production 57,750 ounces actual direct labor-hours 820 hours actual direct labor cost $ 16,072 actual variable overhead cost $ 4,592 the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month is closest to: multiple choice $336 f $318 f $336 u $318 u

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.