Michael hauck claimed that he was discharged by his employer, sabine pilot service, because he refused its direction to perform the illegal act of pumping the bilges of the employer’s vessel into the waterways. hauck was an employee at will, and sabine contends that it therefore had the right to discharge him without having to show cause. hauck brought a wrongful discharge action against sabine. decide. [sabine pilot service, inc., v. hauck, 687 s. w.2d 733 (tex.)]

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.)

Emily spent her summer vacation in buenos aires, argentina, where she got plastic surgery for a fraction of what it would cost in the united states. this is an example of:

Factors like the unemployment rate,the stock market,global trade,economic policy,and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. true or false