Leah is the marketing manager for an electronics company. while on vacation in ecuador, she visited electronics stores in the major malls in quito, the capital city. most of her company's products were available, except for smart phones. when she returned to work, she mentioned this observation to her international sales manager. leah was providing the important marketing function of
alerting the logistics department when to ship products.
advising production on how much product to make.
synthesizing and interpreting sales, accounting, and customer-profile data.
identifying opportunities to expand.
engaging customers, developing long-term relationships.

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?