Pratte Boat Wash's cost formula for its cleaning equipment and supplies is $2,600 per month plus $51 per boat. For the month of April, the company planned for activity of 56 boats, but the actual level of activity was 15 boats. The actual cleaning equipment and supplies for the month was $3,450. The spending variance for cleaning equipment and supplies in April would be closest to: Multiple Choice $85 F $2,006 F $85 U $2,006 U

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

How does your household gain from specialization and comparative advantage? (what is produced, what is not produced yet paid to a specialist to produce? )

In 2000, campbell soup company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. the girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. the boys explained that “lots of campbell’s soups are low in calories,” which made them ok for the girls to eat. the ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. why were parents worried? i