Tharaldson Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or HoursStandard Price or RateStandard Cost Per Unit Direct materials 5.8ounces$3.00per ounce$17.40 Direct labor 0.5hours$12.00per hour$6.00 Variable overhead 0.5hours$5.00per hour$2.50 The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. Originally budgeted output 3,800units Actual output 3,400units Raw materials used in production 20,800ounces Purchases of raw materials 21,900ounces Actual direct labor-hours 520hours Actual cost of raw materials purchases$42,500 Actual direct labor cost$13,800 Actual variable overhead cost$3,900 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 variable overhead efficiency variance for June is: Multiple Choice

$6,490 F
$5,900 U
$6,490 U
$5,900 F

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?