The following direct materials data pertain to the operations of AEE Manufacturing Company for the month of March: Standard materials price P10.00 per pound
Actual quantity of material purchased and used 32,800 pounds

The standard cost card shows that a finished product contains 4 pounds of material. The 32,800 pounds were purchased in March at a discount of 5% from the standard price. In March, 8,000 units of finished product were manufactured.

Instruction: Using the format presented in the text, calculate the total variance.

In june 2009, at the trough of the great recession, the bureau of labor statistics announced that of all adult americans, 140,196,000 were employed, 14,729,000 were unemployed and 80,729,000 were not in the labor force. use this information to calculate: a. the adult population b. the labor force c. the labor-force participation rate d. the unemployment rate

Creation landscaping has 1,000 bonds outstanding that are selling for $1,280 each. the company also has 2,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding, currently priced at $27.20 a share. the common stock is priced at $37.00 a share and there are 28,000 shares outstanding. what is the weight of the debt as it relates to the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

Benning manufacturing company is negotiating with a customer for the lease of a large machine manufactured by benning. the machine has a cash price of $980,000. benning wants to be reimbursed for financing the machine at a 9% annual interest rate. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) required: 1. determine the required lease payment if the lease agreement calls for 10 equal annual payments beginning immediately. 2. determine the required lease payment if the first of 10 annual payments will be made one year from the date of the agreement. 3. determine the required lease payment if the first of 10 annual payments will be made immediately and benning will be able to sell the machine to another customer for $68,000 at the end of the 10-year lease.