JavaPro Systems is a start-up company that makes connectors for high-speed Internet connections. JavaPro Systems has budgeted three hours of direct labor per connector, at a standard cost of $ 16 per hour. During August, technicians actually worked 205 hours completing 74 connectors. All 74 connectors actually produced were sold. JavaPro paid the technicians $ 16.80 per hour. What is JavaPro's direct labor cost variance for August?

Walter wants to deposit $1,500 into a certificate of deposit at the end of each ofthe next 6 years. the deposits will earn 5 percent compound annual interest. ifwalter follows through with his plan, approximately how much will be in his accountimmediately after the sixth deposit is made?

After discussing the options, the strategic management team has agreed that the pod coffee idea works well with the company's mission statement and decides that the company should move forward in exploring the pod coffee idea. in order to make sure that the pod coffee idea is a good one, and to see if there are other potential future endeavors to pursue, you must analyze the market situation and formulate a strategy. your boss asks you to start working on the pod coffee idea. what is your first stepa. your first step is to formulate a strategy for how to market the pod coffee concept. b. your first step is to consult with your boss and find out what he thinks about the pod coffee idea. c. your first step is to do some research to find out what your competitors are doing. d. your first step is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration