The standard factory overhead rate is $10 per direct labor hour ($8 for variable factory overhead and $2

for fixed factory overhead) based on 100% capacity of 30,000 direct labor hours. the standard cost and

the actual cost of factory overhead for the production of 5,000 units during may were as follows:

standard: 25,000 hours at $10 $250,000

actual: variable factory overhead 202,500

fixed factory overhead 60,000

what is the amount of the factory overhead controllable variance?

a. $10,000 favorable

b. $2,500 unfavorable

c. $10,000 unfavorable

d. $2,500 favorable

Brandon, a manager at fairpro technologies corp., is required to provide individual performance feedback to his subordinates. in this scenario, the communication between brandon and his subordinates is at a(n) level

Answer the following questions using the banker’s algorithm: a. illustrate that the system is in a safe state by demonstrating an order in which the processes may complete. b. if a request from process p1 arrives for (1, 1, 0, 0), can the request be granted immediately? c. if a request from process p

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?