Digital Art manufactures wall hangings. The company uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. For the second quarter of 20x8, direct material and direct labor standards for the company's most popular product were as follows: Direct material: 1 pound per unit; $12 per pound Direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $15 per hour During the quarter, Digital produced 5,000 units. At the end of the quarter, materials records showed that the company used 7,000 pounds of materials, with actual materials costs of $98,000. Based on these data, what is the direct materials cost variance? a. $24,000 F.
b. $24,000 U.
c. $2,000 U.
d. $2,000 F.
e. None of the answers is correct.

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to u.s. gaap. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $5,000,000, with a present value of $3,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $500,000.

Which of the following is not an example of one of the four mail advantages of prices on a free market economy

Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the design of service systems? a. services cannot be inventoried. b. services are all similar. c. quality work means quality service. d. services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial. e. even service businesses have internal services.