19. A call has 6 months left before expiration and a put (on the same stock) has 2 months left before expiration. If the company unexpectedly announces it will pay its first-ever dividend 3 months from today, you would expect that a. the call price would increase. b. the call price would decrease. c. the call price would not change. d. the put price would decrease. e. the put price would increase.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?