Shirley (owner of shirley's scuba, inc.) is a popular manufacturer of scuba gear. before she allows a store to carry her line of scuba gear, she requires that the store owner agree that her line is the only line of scuba gear the store will carry. she also requires that if a store carries her line of scuba gear, it must carry her line of wet suits. sales of other manufacturer's gear and wet suits have begun a steady decline. she is accused of violating antitrust laws. shirley, however, replies that she is simply conducting good business practices. the agreements between shirley and sellers to the effect that the stores must carry shirley's line of wet suits are

Afreezer manufacturer might purchase sheets of steel, wiring, shelving, and so forth, as part of its final product. this is an example of what sub-classification of business market?

Sarah salesrep is brand new to her job selling "lifetime" printers that never need replacement ink cartridges. the problem is that these printers cost ten times more than a regular printer, so it is difficult to get prospective buyers to understand the cost savings of buying it. to break through the barrier and begin making sales, sarah should use a analysis that highlights her printer's lower cost.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)