A company's production department was experiencing a high defect rate on the assembly line, which was slowing down production and causing wastage of valuable direct materials. The production manager decided to purchase a higher grade of materials that would be more reliable, but he was worried that the cost of the new materials might negatively affect operating income. This would produce a(n) .A. unfavorable direct materials cost variance B. unfavorable direct materials efficiency variance
C. favorable direct labor cost variance
D. favorable direct labor efficiency variance

1. what is the amount of interest earned after two years on a $100 deposit paying 4 percent simple interest annually? $8.00 $4.08 $8.16 $4.00 2. what is the amount of compound interest earned after three years on a $100 deposit paying 8 percent interest annually? $24.00 $8.00 $16.64 $25.97 3. a business just took out a loan for $100,000 at 10% interest. if the business pays the loan off in three months, how much did the business pay in interest? $2,500.00 $10.00 $250.00 $10,000.00 4. what is the annual percentage yield (apy) for a deposit paying 5 percent interest with monthly compounding? 5.00% 5.12% 79.59% 0.42%

Which of the following is considered part of a country’s infrastructure?

Draw, label and explain the circular flow model (cfm). include the following: firms, households, product market, and factor (or resource) market. who owns the productive resources? what are those resources? what payment does each type of resource earn? explain the two markets in the cfm and explain the roles that firms and household each play in the cfm.