Loden is a local dress shop that makes casual dresses in fun prints. Below is some actual vs. budget information for Loden's dresses for the month of May. Assume no beginning/ending inventories for simplicity. The cost-allocation base for both variable and fixed overhead is direct labor-hours. Data for the Month of May
Static
ActualBudget
# Dresses made and sold2,6002,400
Selling price per dress$39$40
Yards of fabric per dress2.93
Cost per yard of fabric$3.84$3.66
Time in hours to sew one dress10.9
Cost of direct labor (per hour)$14$15
Variable overhead costs$3,500$3,000
(utilities, sewing machine maintenance, etc.)
Fixed overhead costs$4,900$4,800
(store rent, insurance, etc.)
What is the price variance for direct labor?
a. $2,600 F
b. $2,340 F
c. $2,600 U
d. $2,340 U

Which of the following is false regarding the links between jit and quality? a. jit increases the cost of obtaining good quality. b. as quality improves, fewer inventory buffers are needed; in turn, jit performs better. c. jit reduces the number of potential sources of error by shrinking queues and lead times. d. inventory hides bad quality; jit immediately exposes it. e. if consistent quality exists, jit allows firms to reduce all costs associated with inventory.

One question from a survey was "how many credit cards do you currently have? " the results of the survey are provided. complete parts (a) through (g) below. click the icon to view the survey results. (a) determine the mean number of credit cards based on the raw data. the mean is 3.113.11 credit cards. (type an integer or a decimal. do not round.) (b) determine the standard deviation number of credit cards based on the raw data. the standard deviation is 1.9111.911 credit cards. (round to three decimal places as needed.) (c) determine a probability distribution for the random variable, x, the number of credit cards issued to an individual. x (# of cards) p(x) x (# of cards) p(x) 1 0.280.28 6 nothing 2 nothing 7 nothing 3 nothing 8 nothing 4 nothing 9 nothing 5 nothing 10 nothing (type integers or decimals. do not round.)

Leticia has worked for 20 years in the public relations department of a large firm and has been the vice-president for the past ten years. it is unlikely she will ever be promoted to the top executive position in her firm even though she has directed several successful projects and is quite capable. her lack of promotion is an illustration of (a) the "glass ceiling" (b) the "glass elevator" (c) the "mommy track" (d) sexual harassment