Herrod catering uses two measures of activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. the cost formula for catering supplies is $570 per month plus $98 per job plus $24 per meal. a typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. the company expected its activity in december to be 11 jobs and 98 meals, but the actual activity was 14 jobs and 102 meals. the actual cost for catering supplies in december was $4,500. the spending variance for catering supplies in december would be closest to:

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.

Which three of the following expenses can student aid recover? -tuition -television -school supplies -parties and socializing -boarding/housing