Plaza, inc.’s first quarter budget reflects that direct materials are budgeted at $126,000, direct labor is budgeted at $252,000, and overhead is budgeted at $294,000. at the end of the first quarter, the total unfavorable difference between budgeted costs and actual costs is $2,380. if actual direct materials costs were $126,700 and actual overhead was $293,020, what the amount of actual direct labor costs during the first quarter? a : $249,900 b : $254,660 c : $252,700 d : $254,380

Cosmetic profits. sally is the executive vice president of big name cosmetics company. through important and material, nonpublic information, she learns that the company is soon going to purchase a smaller chain of stores. it is expected that stock in big name cosmetics will rise dramatically at that point. sally immediately buys a number of shares of her company's stock. she also tells her friend alice about the expected purchase of stores. alice wanted to purchase stock in the company but lacked the funds with which to do so. although she did not have the funds in bank a, alice decided to draw a check on bank a and deposit the check in bank b and then proceed to write a check on bank b to cover the purchase of the stock. she hoped that she would have sufficient funds to deposit before the check was presented for payment. of which of the following offenses, if any, is alice guilty of by buying stock?

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.

17.     chef a says that garnish should be added to a soup right before serving. chef b says that garnish should be cooked with the other ingredients in a soup. which chef is correct? a. chef a is correct. b. both chefs are correct. c. chef b is correct. d. neither chef is correct. student c   incorrect which is correct answer?