On january 1, year 1, the starshina company paid $25,000 for a photocopier. the company estimates that the photocopies will produce 1,000,000 copies and will have an estimated residual value of $5,000. the company used to photocopier to make 220,000 copies during year 1. the company uses the units-of-production method. what is the amount of depreciation expense for year 1?

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?