Jason, Inc. produces leather purses. Jason has developed a static budget for the first quarter, based on 20,000 direct labor hours. During the quarter, the actual activity was 22,000 direct labor hours. Data for the first quarter are summarized as follows: Static budget (20,000 hours) Actual costs (22,000 hours) Direct materials cost $ 80,000 $ 87,000 Direct labor cost 160,000 174,000 Building rental 48,000 50,000 Total $288,000 $311,000 What is the flexible budget variance for the first quarter?

Textile industry in a nation is characterized by vigorous domestic rivalry. which of the following observations of this nation's international competency is most likely to be true? the nation will have access to such basic factors of textile industry as natural resources. the nation's textile firms will have a competitive advantage in international trade. the domestic customers of the textile firms will be less demanding. the nation's textile industry will lack the advanced factors that are necessary to be internationally competent.