Hope, Inc. has a standard variable overhead rate of $4 per machine hour, with each completed unit expected to take three machine hours to produce. A review of the company's accounting records found the following: Actual variable overhead: $210,000
Variable-overhead efficiency variance: $18,000U
Variable-overhead spending variance: $30,000F
How many units did Hope actually produce during the period?
a. 15,520.
b. 15,880.
c. 16,800.
d. 17,160.
e. none of the answers correct.

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?

Why entrepreneurs start businesses. a) monopolistic competition b) perfect competition c) sole proprietorship d) profit motive

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u.s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is