A product's standard cost card specifies that a unit of the product requires 4 direct labor-hours. During September, 3,350 units were made, which was 150 units less than budgeted. The total budgeted direct labor cost for September was $117,600. The direct labor cost incurred during September was $111,850 and 13,450 direct labor-hours were worked. The labor rate variance for the month was:

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?

Spartan credit bank is offering 7.5 percent compounded daily on its savings accounts. you deposit $5,900 today. a. how much will you have in the account in 4 years? (use 365 days a year. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. how much will you have in the account in 12 years? (use 365 days a year. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. how much will you have in the account in 19 years?

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?