Madrid Co. has a direct labor standard of 4 hours per unit of output. Each employee has a standard wage rate of $11.50 per hour. During February, Madrid Co. paid $99,900 to employees for 9,160 hours worked. 2,430 units were produced during February. What is the direct labor rate variance

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.