Balt company maintains a standard cost system; as such, all inventories, including materials, are carried on the books at standard cost. last period, balt used 6,000 pounds of material h to produce 800 units of product c8. the company has established a standard of 7 pounds of material h per unit of c8, at a price of $7.50 per pound of material. during the period, balt purchased 3,000 pounds of material h. the company spent $20,000 during the period to purchase material h. required: 1. calculate the direct materials purchase-price variance for the period, rounded to the nearest dollar. 2. calculate the direct materials usage variance for the period, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

Vendors provide restaurants with what? o a. cooked items ob. raw materials oc. furniture od. menu recipes

Nell and kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement. what should be the tax consequences to nell and kirby if the following, considered individually, became part of the agreement? a. in consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, kirby will transfer to nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. they purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.nell's basis for the stock is $ xkirby's basis in the house is $ xb. nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. if she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.the payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) nell's gross income as they are received.c. nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, bobby. she is to receive $1,200 per month until bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). after either of these events occurs, nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.$ x per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) nell's gross income, and the remaining $ x per month is considered (child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to nell.

Bond j has a coupon rate of 6 percent and bond k has a coupon rate of 12 percent. both bonds have 14 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a ytm of 9 percent. a. if interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds?