The total factory overhead for norton company is budgeted for the year at $300,000, divided into three activities: assembly, $200,000; setup, $50,000; and materials handling, $150,000. norton manufactures two products: product a and product b. the activity-based usage quantities for each product by each activity are estimated as follows:
assembly setup materials handling
product a 2,000 dlh 8,000 dlh 5 setups
product b 10,000 dlh 24,000 dlh 15 setups
total activity-base usage 12,000 dlh 32,000 dlh 20 setups
determine the activity rate for the assembly activity.
a. $15.00
b. $16.67
c. $1.67
d. $25.00

Adistinguishing feature of ecological economics is the concept of cost-benefit analysis steady-state economies that, like natural systems, neither grow nor shrink environmental damage and also environmental benefits are external greenwashing to increase public acceptance of products the only healthy economy is one that is growing

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?

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