Piechocki corporation manufactures and sells a single product. the company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. during may, the company budgeted for 6,800 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,750 units. the company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for may: data used in budgeting: fixed element per month variable element per unit revenue - $ 34.30 direct labor $ 0 $ 6.30 direct materials 0 13.90 manufacturing overhead 38,000 1.80 selling and administrative expenses 25,600 0.30 total expenses $ 63,600 $ 22.30 actual results for may: revenue $ 232,600 direct labor $ 41,890 direct materials $ 94,925 manufacturing overhead $ 44,000 selling and administrative expenses $ 30,480 the revenue variance for may would be closest to:

The movement of an economy from one condition to another and back again

Which term refers to the amount of products generated divided by the inputs necessary to create that output? a. performance b. industry ranking c. productivity d. organizational performance e. organizational effectiveness

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue. a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?