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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.)

The purchasing agent for a company that assembles and sells air-conditioning equipment in a latin american country noted that the cost of compressors has increased significantly each time they have been reordered. the company uses an eoq model to determine order size. what are the implications of this price escalation with respect to order size? what factors other than price must be taken into consideration?

The following data were taken from the records of clarkson company for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2017. raw materials inventory 7/1/16 $58,100 factory insurance $4,800 raw materials inventory 6/30/17 46,600 factory machinery depreciation 17,100 finished goods inventory 7/1/16 99,700 factory utilities 29,400 finished goods inventory 6/30/17 21,900 office utilities expense 9,350 work in process inventory 7/1/16 21,200 sales revenue 560,500 work in process inventory 6/30/17 29,400 sales discounts 4,700 direct labor 147,550 plant manager’s salary 63,400 indirect labor 25,360 factory property taxes 9,910 accounts receivable 28,000 factory repairs 2,500 raw materials purchases 97,300 cash 39,200 a) prepare a cost of goods manufactured schedule (assume all raw materials used were direct materials). b) prepare an income statement through gross profit c)prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet at june 30, 2014