SkyChefs, Inc., prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. One of the company’s products is grilled salmon with new potatoes and mixed vegetables. During the most recent week, the company prepared 6,700 of these meals using 1,300 direct labor-hours. The company paid its direct labor workers a total of $16,900 for this work, or $13.00 per hour. According to the standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.20 direct labor-hours at a cost of $12.50 per hour. Required: 1. What is the standard labor-hours allowed (SH) to prepare 6,700 meals? 2. What is the standard labor cost allowed (SH × SR) to prepare 6,700 meals? 3. What is the labor spending variance? 4. What is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76

Roberto and reagan are both 25 percent owner/managers for bright light inc. roberto runs the retail store in sacramento, ca, and reagan runs the retail store in san francisco, ca. bright light inc. generated a $125,000 profit companywide made up of a $75,000 profit from the sacramento store, a ($25,000) loss from the san francisco store, and a combined $75,000 profit from the remaining stores. if bright light inc. is an s corporation, how much income will be allocated to roberto?

You wish to retire in 13 years, at which time you want to have accumulated enough money to receive an annual annuity of $23,000 for 18 years after retirement. during the period before retirement you can earn 9 percent annually, while after retirement you can earn 11 percent on your money. what annual contributions to the retirement fund will allow you to receive the $23,000 annuity? use appendix c and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.