Jeff was a subcontractor, bidding on a contract for ace corp., the general contractor. when adding up the total of materials and labor, jeff's secretary mistakenly moved the decimal point one place, ending up with a bid of $3500 rather than $35,000. ace corp. accepted jeff's bid, mostly because all the other bids were over $30,000. when jeff learned of the mistake, he tells ace corp. that he cannot do the job for $3500. if ace corp. sues to enforce this contract, what is the most likely result?

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?