Mondo Snow Removal's cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $1,980 per month plus $696 per snow-day. For the month of January, the company planned for activity of 13 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 17 snow-days. The actual vehicle operating cost for the month was $13,430. The activity variance for vehicle operating cost in January would be closest to:

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Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u.s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld