Samantha is launching a catering business targeted at households where both the husband and wife work. she creates a package that includes a letter introducing her business and its benefits, and inserts a brochure with the menu. samantha also provides a reply card that the person can fill in and mail back to her. she sends this package out to one thousand people. what kind of package did samantha prepare? a) business letterb) posterc) direct maild) announcement

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?