Diskind corporation manufactures and sells a single product. the company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. during october, the company budgeted for 6,200 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,150 units. the company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for october: data used in budgeting: fixed element per month variable element per unit revenue — $33.70 direct labor $0 $5.70 direct materials 0 13.30 manufacturing overhead 32,000 1.20 selling and administrative expenses 25,000 4.00 total expenses $57,000 $24.20 actual results for october: revenue $208,220 direct labor $34,550 direct materials $82,900 manufacturing overhead $41,000 selling and administrative expenses $30,420 the direct materials in the flexible budget for october would be closest to:

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

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Manipulation manufacturing's (amm) standards anticipate that there will be 5 pounds of raw material used for every unit of finished goods produced. amm began the month of maymay with 8,000 pounds of raw material, purchased 25,500 pounds for $ 15,300 and ended the month with 7,400 pounds on hand. the company produced 4,9004,900 units of finished goods. the company estimates standard costs at $ 1.10 per pound. the materials price and efficiency variances for the month of maymay were: