The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product:

standard hours per unit of output 5.6 hours
standard variable overhead rate $12.00 per hour
the following data pertain to operations for the last month:

actual hours 2,600 hours
actual total variable overhead cost $31,330
actual output 400 units
what is the variable overhead spending variance for the month?

a $112 f
b $130 u
c $4,450 u
d $4,338 u

Acompany recorded a check in its accounting records as $87. however, the check was actually written for $78 and it cleared the bank as $78. what adjustment is needed to the personal statement? a. decrease by $9 b. increase by $9 c. decrease by $18 d. increase by $9

Anew 2-lane road is needed in a part of town that is growing. at some point the road will need 4 lanes to handle the anticipated traffic. if the city's optimistic estimate of growth is used, the expansion will be needed in 4 years and has a probability of happening of 40%. for the most likely and pessimistic estimates, the expansion will be needed in 8 and 15 years respectively. the probability of the pessimistic estimate happening is 20%. the expansion will cost $ 4.2 million and the interest rate is 8%. what is the expected pw the expansion will cost?

“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.