A manufacturing company that has only one product has established the following standards for its variable manufacturing overhead. The company uses machine-hours as its measure of activity. Standard Hours per Unit of Output 8.1 machine hours
Standard Variable Overhead Rate $14.30 per machine hour
The following data pertain to operations for the last month:
Actual Hours 1,700 machine hours
Actual Total Variable Overhead Cost $24,905
Actual Output 200 units
What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?
a. $567 favourable.
b. $1,144 unfavourable.
c. $1,172 favourable.
d. $1,172 unfavourable.

Greenway industries is a major multinational conglomerate. its business units compete in a range of industries, including home appliances, pharmaceuticals, commercial real estate, and plastics manufacturing. although its largest business unit, which produces kitchen appliances, is among the most profitable in the industry, it generates only 35 percent of the company's revenues. which of the following is most likely true of greenway's stock price? a. it is valued at less than the sum of its individual business units. b. it is valued at greater than the sum of individual business units. c. it is valued at the exact sum of individual business units. d. it is consistently lower than the industry average. it is valued at greater than the sum of individual business units.