Pastel Papers Inc. produces wrapping paper. The standard direct materials quantity is 0.20 pound per unit and the standard rate is $0.30 per pound. During June, the company actually purchased and used 1,800 pounds of direct materials to produce 7,500 units, at an average cost of $0.40 per pound. Calculate the direct materials price variance. multiple choice 1$180 favorable$750 favorable$750 unfavorable$180 unfavorable Knowledge Check 03Pastel Papers Inc. produces wrapping paper. The standard direct materials quantity is 0.20 pound per unit and the standard rate is $0.30 per pound. During June, the company actually purchased and used 1,800 pounds of direct materials to produce 7,500 units, at an average cost of $0.40 per pound. Calculate the direct materials quantity variance. multiple choice 2$90 unfavorable

You wish to buy a cabin in 15 years. today, the cabin costs $150,000. you believe the price of the cabin will inflate at 4% annually. you want to invest a single amount of money (lump sum) today and have the money grow to equal the future purchase price of the cabin 15 years from now. if you can earn 10% annually on your investments, how much do you need to invest now, in order to be able to purchase the cabin?

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?