EA5. LO 8.2Sitka Industries uses a cost system that carries direct materials inventory at a standard cost. The controller has established these standards for one ladder (unit): See Attachment Sitka Industries made 3,000 ladders in July and used 8,800 pounds of material to make these units. Sitka Industries bought 15,500 pounds of material in the current period. There was a $250 unfavorable direct materials price variance.

1. How much in total did Sitka pay for the 15,500 pounds?
2. What is the direct materials quantity variance?
3. What is the total direct material cost variance?
4. What if 9,500 pounds were used to make these ladders, what would be the direct materials quantity variance?
5. If there was a $340 favorable direct materials price variance, how much did Sitka pay for the 15,500 pounds of material?

Reactive power generation has the following capital structure. its corporate tax rate is 40%. security market value required rate of return debt $ 30 million 4 % preferred stock 30 million 6 common stock 40 million 10 what is its wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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