The following information relating to a company's overhead costs is available. Actual total variable overhead $74,000
Actual total fixed overhead $18,000
Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour $2.00
Budgeted total fixed overhead $16,000
Budgeted machine hours allowed for actual output 44,000

Based on this information, the total variable overhead variance is:

a. $2,000 favorable.
b. $6,000 favorable.
c. $2,000 unfavorable.
d. $6,000 unfavorable.
e. $1,000 favorable.

Anew equipment has been proposed by engineers to increase the productivity of a certain manual welding operation. the investment cost is $25,000, and the equipment will have a market value of $5,000 at the end of a study period of five years. increased productivity attributable to the equipment will amount to $10,000 per year after operating costs have been subtracted from the revenue generated by the additional production. if marr is 10%, is investing in this equipment feasible? use annual worth method.

Grey company holds an overdue note receivable of $800,000 plus recorded accrued interest of $64,000. the effective interest rate is 8%. as the result of a court-imposed settlement on december 31, year 3, grey agreed to the following restructuring arrangement: reduced the principal obligation to $600,000.forgave the $64,000 accrued interest.extended the maturity date to december 31, year 5.annual interest of $40,000 is to be paid to grey on december 31, year 4 and year 5. the present value of the interest and principal payments to be received by grey company discounted for two years at 8% is $585,734. grey does not elect the fair value option for reporting the debt modification. on december 31, year 3, grey would recognize a valuation allowance for impaired loans of

What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of lattés if the cost to produce steamed milk