Romero Inc. manufactures paper products from 100 per cent recycled scrap. One set of workers at Romero Inc. has the full-time job of sorting scrap as it enters the facility. If the scrap is not sorted properly, the manufacturing process creates defective paper. The quality of sorting is regularly monitored by checking the quality of the paper products, and necessary instructions are given to the scrap sorters. Which of the following aspects of the job characteristics approach is high for the scrap sorters' job? A) Skill variety
B) Task identity
C) Autonomy
D) Task significance
E) Feedback

Doogan corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: standard quantity or hours standard price or rate direct materials 2.0 grams $ 7.00 per gram direct labor 1.6 hours $ 12.00 per hour variable overhead 1.6 hours $ 6.00 per hour the company produced 5,000 units in january using 10,340 grams of direct material and 2,320 direct labor-hours. during the month, the company purchased 10,910 grams of the direct material at $7.30 per gram. the actual direct labor rate was $12.85 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $5.80 per hour. the company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for january is: