Dyckman dealers has an investment in thomas corporation that dyckman accounts for as a trading security. thomas corporation shares are publicly traded on the new york stock exchanges, and the prevailing price on that exchange indicates that dyckman's investment is worth $20,000. however, dyckman management believes that the stock market is generally overvalued and their analysis of the thomas investment suggests to them that it is worth $18,000 dyckman should carry the thomas investment on its balance sheet at:

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)