Geo Company's western territory's forecasted income statement for the upcoming year is as follows: Sales revenue $ 850 comma 000 Variable costs (530 comma 000) Contribution margin $ 320 comma 000 Fixed costs (500 comma 000) Operating loss $(180 comma 000) The company's management is considering dropping the western territory and has determined that 80% of the fixed costs are avoidable. What is the change in the forecasted operating loss for the upcoming year if the western territory is dropped? Assume the company predicts an operating loss across the entire company. A. The loss will be reduced by $ 80 comma 000. B. The loss will be reduced by $ 400 comma 000. C. The loss will be increased by $ 80 comma 000. D. The loss will be increased by $ 400 comma 000.

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

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Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?