A company is a mattress manufacturer. The company has a standard direct labor rate of $25 per hour, 75 direct labor employees, and 50 indirect labor employees. Last week, the direct labor payroll was $90,000 for 3,000 hours worked. The company manufactured 1,000 mattresses. The standard cost sheet allows for 2.5 hours of labor per mattress. The direct labor rate variance is

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?