Maidenform Brands is a global intimate apparel company that designs, sources, and markets intimate apparel products under the Maidenform, Flexees, and Lilyette brand names. Maidenform is able to use a multiple brand strategy that provides access to the faster-growing mass market channel without diluting the strong positive opinions and feelings that its consumers, distributors, dealers, and competitors have for the Maidenform, Flexees, and Lilyette brands. In other words, Maidenform and its major brands have strong .

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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.)

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.