Highland Company's standard cost is $250,000. The allowable deviation is ±10%. Its actual costs for six months are as follows January $235,000 February 220,000 March 245,000 April 265,000 May 270,000 June 280,000 The actual cost which is lower than the lower control limit is .

Burnley and co., a graphic design firm, has offices in new york, texas, california, new mexico, and new jersey. each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to emma burnley, the ceo. the heads of the centralized hr, finance, and marketing teams report to emma burnley as well. managers in the various offices also report to the ceo directly. based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? a) emma burnley has a wide span of control. b) burnley and co. has a tall hierarchical structure. c) emma burnley is underworked. d) burnley and co. is a mechanistic organization.