Simba Company’s standard materials cost per unit of output is $10.25 (2.50 pounds x $4.10). During July, the company purchases and uses 3,150 pounds of materials costing $16,695 in making 1,400 units of finished product. Compute the total, price, and quantity materials variances.

Lambert manufacturing has $100,000 to invest in either project a or project b. the following data are available on these projects (ignore income taxes.): project a project b cost of equipment needed now $100,000 $60,000 working capital investment needed now - $40,000 annual cash operating inflows $40,000 $35,000 salvage value of equipment in 6 years $10,000 - both projects will have a useful life of 6 years and the total cost approach to net present value analysis. at the end of 6 years, the working capital investment will be released for use elsewhere. lambert's required rate of return is 14%. the net present value of project b is: