Milar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 12.0 pounds $ 11.50 per pound Direct labor 0.8 hours $ 36.00 per hour Variable overhead 0.8 hours $ 17.00 per hour In January the company produced 3,470 units using 13,880 pounds of the direct material and 2,896 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 14,640 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $35,100. The actual direct labor cost was $103,840 and the actual variable overhead cost was $47,220. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The labor rate variance for January is:

Jade international is a highly diversified global firm with headquarters in new jersey. it manufactures a variety of products ranging from home security systems to automotive components. jade's 100,000 employees work at facilities located in more than 60 countries around the world. jade frequently sends american managers overseas to manage the firm's foreign facilities. the hr department is considering the idea of redesigning jade's expatriate support services program.which of the following, if true, best supports jade's decision to provide assistance to trailing spouses in finding jobs overseas? a) jade puts great emphasis on promoting the role of women in global management.b) the majority of jade's expatriate managers have long-term international experience.c) jade has lost a significant chunk of its global cadre in the recent past owing to its failure to offer feasible options to address the dual-career couples dilemma.d) female managers at jade have reported discriminatory treatment while on overseas assignments.

Wren pork company uses the value basis of allocating joint costs in its production of pork products. relevant information for the current period follows: product pounds price/lb. loin chops 3,000 $ 5.00 ground 10,000 2.00 ribs 4,000 4.75 bacon 6,000 3.50 the total joint cost for the current period was $43,000. how much of this cost should wren pork allocate to loin chops?

Refer to the payoff matrix. suppose that speedy bike and power bike are the only two bicycle manufacturing firms serving the market. both can choose large or small advertising budgets. is there a nash equilibrium solution to this game?