Roberts company uses a standard costing system. the following information pertains to direct materials for the month of july: standard price per lb. $18.00 actual purchase price per lb. $16.50 quantity purchased 3,100 lbs. quantity used 2,950 lbs. standard quantity allowed for actual output 3,000 lbs. actual output 1,000 units roberts company reports its material price variances at the time of purchase. what is the material usage variance for roberts company?

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Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.