Paradise corp. has determined a standard labor cost per unit of $10.20 (1 hour × $10.20 per hour). last month, paradise incurred 1,650 direct labor hours for which it paid $16,005. the company also produced and sold 1,700 units during the month.

calculate the direct labor rate, efficiency, and spending variances. (round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "f" for favorable, "u" for unfavorable.)

direct labor rate variance
direct labor efficiency variance
total direct labor spending variance

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.