Piechocki Corporation Manufactures and Sells a Single Product

question 26

Multiple Choice

Piechocki Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During May, the company budgeted for 5,900 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,940 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting:
Actual results for May:
The activity variance for direct labor in May would be closest to:

• A) $156 U
• B) $156 F
• C) $224 F
• D) $224 U

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

An image that graphically shows the relationship between an item's selling price and the quantities that consumers are interested in buying.

Consumer Surplus

The economic benefit consumers receive when they pay less for a product or service than what they were willing to pay.

Total Surplus

The total societal benefits from trading a good or service, encapsulated by the combination of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market.

Average Total Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity produced, denoting the cost per unit of production.