Opal Production Company uses a standard costing system. The following information pertains to the current year: Actual factory overhead costs ($15,000 is fixed) $50,000 Actual direct labor costs (10,000 hours) $130,000 Standard direct labor for 6,000 units: Standard hours allowed 9,500 hours Labor rate $10.00 The factory overhead rate is based on an activity level of 12,000 hours. Standard cost data for 6,000 units is as follows: Variable factory overhead $18,000 Fixed factory overhead 12,000 Total factory overhead $30,000 What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for Opal Production Company? a.$540 F b.$820 F c.$750 U d.$980 U

1. descriptive statistics quickly describe large amounts of data can predict future stock returns with surprising accuracy statisticians understand non-numeric information, like colors refer mainly to patterns that can be found in data 2. a 15% return on a stock means that 15% of the original purchase price of the stock returns to the seller at the end of the year 15% of the people who purchased the stock will see a return the stock is worth 15% more at the end of the year than at the beginning the stock has lost 15% of its value since it was originally sold 3. a stock purchased on january 1 cost $4.35 per share. the same stock, sold on december 31 of the same year, brought in $4.75 per share. what was the approximate return on this stock? 0.09% 109% 1.09% 9% 4. a stock sells for $6.99 on december 31, providing the seller with a 6% annual return. what was the price of the stock at the beginning of the year? $6.59 $1.16 $7.42 $5.84

What is one counter argument to the premise that the wealth gap is a serious problem which needs to be addressed?

Anita has been named ceo of a popular sports apparel company. as ceo, she is tasked with setting the firm's corporate strategy. which of the following decisions is anita most likely to makea) whether to pursue a differentiation or cost leadership strategy b) which customer segments to target c) how to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction d) what range of products the firm should offer