Crystal charm company makes handcrafted silver charms that attach to jewelry such as a necklace or bracelet. each charm is adorned with two crystals of various colors. standard costs follow: standard quantity standard price (rate) standard unit cost silver 0.30 oz. $ 27.00 per oz. $ 8.10 crystals 7.00 $ 0.30 crystal 2.10 direct labor 2.00 hrs. $ 17.00 per hr. 34.00 during the month of january, crystal charm made 1,610 charms. the company used 458 ounces of silver (total cost of $12,824) and 11,320 crystals (total cost of $3,169.60), and paid for 3,370 actual direct labor hours (cost of $55,605.00). required: 1. calculate crystal charm’s direct materials variances for silver and crystals for the month of january. 2. calculate crystal charm’s direct labor variances for the month of january.

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005