Amir buys a Baskin Robbins franchise. He has made a financial commitment and agrees to conduct business in accordance with Baskin Robbins' standard of operations. In exchange, he can expect to receive all of the following from Baskin Robbins EXCEPT:

a. building specifications and designs.

b. site recommendations.

c. free equipment and training.

d. management and accounting support.

e. immediate name recognition.

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.)

Your take on decision making process

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst