During November, TaskMaster purchased 160,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $304,000. The total factory wages for November were $42,000, 90% of which were for direct labor. TaskMaster manufactured 19,000 units of product during November using 142,500 pounds of direct materials and 5,000 direct labor hours. What is the direct labor efficiency variance for November?

Xyz corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for july: actual manufacturing overhead incurred $ 69,000 manufacturing overhead applied to work in process $ 79,000 the company's cost of goods sold was $243,000 prior to closing out its manufacturing overhead account. the company closes out its manufacturing overhead account to cost of goods sold. which of the following statements is true? multiple choice manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000 manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $253,000 manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; cost of goods sold after closing out the manufacturing overhead account is $233,000

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.

The smelting department of kiner company has the following production and cost data for november. production: beginning work in process 3,700 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 23% complete as to conversion costs; units transferred out 10,500 units; and ending work in process 8,100 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 41% complete as to conversion costs. compute the equivalent units of production for (a) materials and (b) conversion costs for the month of november.