The Crockery Pottery Company completed the flexible budget analysis for the second quarter, which is given below.
Actual Flexible Budget Flexible Sales Volume Static
Results Variance Budget Variance Budget
Units 12,840 0 12,840 940 F 11,900
Sales Revenue $62,770 $ 2,023U $ 64,793 $ 4,743F $ 60,050
Variable Costs 27,560 315 U 27,245 $ 1,995 U 25,250
Contribution
Margin $ 35,210 $ 2,338 U $ 37,548 $ 2,748 F $ 34,800
Fixed Costs 34,210 170 U 34,040 $ 0 34,040
Operating Income
/(Loss) $ 1,000 $ 2,508 U $ 3,508 $ 2,748 F $ 760

Which of the following would be a correct factor to explain the sales volume variance for sales revenue?
A. increase in sales volume
B. increase in variable cost per unit
C. increase in sales price per unit
D. increase in fixed costs

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Martha entered into a contract with terry, an art dealer. according to the contract, terry was to supply 18 th century artifacts to martha for the play she was directing, and martha was ready to pay $50,000 for this. another director needed the same artifacts and was ready to pay $60,000. terry decided not to sell the artifacts to martha. in this case, the court may order terry to:

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51