Neptune inc. uses a standard cost system and has the following information for the most recent month, april:

actual direct labor hours (dlhs) worked 17,000
standard direct labor hours allowed for good output produced this period 18,000
actual total factory overhead costs incurred $45,400
budgeted fixed factory overhead costs $10,800
denominator activity level, in direct labor hours (dlhs) 15,000
total factory overhead application rate per standard direct labor hour $2.70

1. the total underapplied or overapplied factory overhead in april for neptune, inc. was:
2. the total factory overhead spending variance in april for neptune, inc. was:
3. the factory overhead production volume variance in april for neptune, inc. was:
4. the variable factory overhead efficiency variance for neptune, inc. in april was:
5. the total factory overhead flexible-budget variance in april for neptune, inc. was:

Gemini inc.'s optimal cash transfer amount, using the baumol model, is $60,000. the firm's fixed cost per cash transfer of marketable securities to cash is $180, and the total cash needed for transactions annually is $960,000. on what opportunity cost of holding cash was this analysis based?

While information systems can be used to gain a strategic advantage, they have inherent risks. hershey foods, for example, crippled its halloween sales when its complex is system failed to support its supply and inventory needs during peak production season. this is an example of which specific is risk

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z