Milar Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate
Direct materials 7.7 pounds $ 4.00 per pound
Direct labor 0.1 hours $ 20.00 per hour
Variable overhead 0.1 hours $ 4.00 per hour


In January the company produced 2,000 units using 16,060 pounds of the direct material and 210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 16,900 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $65,910. The actual direct labor cost was $4,473 and the actual variable overhead cost was $756.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The labor efficiency variance for January is:
$200 U
$200 F
$213 U
$213 F

Refers to the way we conduct ourselves

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?