You are a senior manager, and you are mentoring a new manager. you want to emphasize to the new manager that being effective in his job will depend on sound decision making. what reasons will you give? check all that apply. managerial decisions are made in isolation from one another, so every decision must be correct. ultimately, whether the organization meets its goals depends on a series of many decisions. decision making determines how the organization solves problems. decisions determine whether the organization allocates resources effectively.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?