Peter is planning his finances for the next couple of years. He wants to save money to eventually buy a house because he will be getting married soon. He has created a savings plan revolving around his necessary expenses, and he has set a target of three years to save up a down payment for a house. At which phase of the financial life cycle is Peter in?

Turrubiates corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards standard quantity 8.0 liters per unit standard price $2.50 per liter standard cost $20.00 per unit the company budgeted for production of 3,800 units in april, but actual production was 3,900 units. the company used 32,000 liters of direct material to produce this output. the company purchased 20,100 liters of the direct material at $2.6 per liter. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for april is: