What does a cost variance measure?
a. the volume discounts companies receive when ordering direct materials in large quantities.
b. how well the business keeps unit costs of material and labor inputs within standards.
c. the change in costs over time.
d. the difference between the cost the company pays and the cost its competitors pay.

A. in weeks v. united states (1914), the court established the exclusionary rule, which was incorporated to the states in mapp v. ohio (1961), and the court established the concept of a "good faith exception" to the exclusionary rule in united states v. leon (1984). in their opinion, the supreme court pointed out that compliance with the exclusionary rule can have a cost to society (criminals can go free) that outweighs the benefits (stopping illegal searches by police). ultimately, the court determined that despite the exclusionary rule, evidence can still be admitted in situations where police made genuine "good faith" efforts to act legally, but technically acted illegally, in obtaining the evidence. explain the exclusionary rule good faith exception and explain and support whether you agree or disagree with the concept of a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule? why or why not? use the lesson notes and/or one news source to support your answer.

The symbols found on the map below indicate where fossils have been found in the same layer of sediment. each unique symbol represents fossil locations of a particular species.

Why do you think that historians use the word “revolution” to describe important changes in agriculture? how did the green revolution and other agricultural revolutions change the lives of billions of people? < < read less