The following standards have been established for a raw material used to make product O84: Standard quantity of the material per unit of output 7.8 meters Standard price of the material $ 19.00 per meter The following data pertain to a recent month's operations: Actual material purchased 4,100 meters Actual cost of material purchased $ 81,590 Actual material used in production 3,800 meters Actual output 570 units of product O84 The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. Required: a. What is the materials price variance for the month

The average daily foreign exchange trading by banks around the world is closest to $ a. 1.5 trillion b. 1 trillion c. 600 billion d. 700 billion e. 1.3 trillion

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?