Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Per Unit Direct materials 7.6 ounces $ 4.00 per ounce $ 30.40 Direct labor 0.7 hours $ 10.00 per hour $ 7.00 Variable overhead 0.7 hours $ 9.00 per hour $ 6.30 The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. Originally budgeted output 3,000 units Actual output 2,600 units Raw materials used in production 16,300 ounces Purchases of raw materials 17,400 ounces Actual direct labor-hours 3,500 hours Actual cost of raw materials purchases $ 45,000 Actual direct labor cost $ 13,000 Actual variable overhead cost $ 3,500 The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials price variance for June is:

All else being equal, which is true about a firm with high operating leverage relative to a firm with low operating leverage? select one: a. a higher percentage of the high operating leverage firm's costs are fixed. b. the high operating leverage firm is exposed to less risk. c. the debt payments limit the high operating leverage firm's opportunities to turn a big profit. d. the high operating leverage firm has more debt.

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)