Valatia Ltd Has Gathered the Following Data in Preparing to Record

question 106

Multiple Choice

Valatia Ltd has gathered the following data in preparing to record their direct labour payroll costs for the week: $\begin{array} { l l } \text { Actual hours worked } & 9,500 \\\text { Stardard hours allowed } & 10,000 \\\text { Total direct labour variance } & \$ 1,810 \mathrm {~F} \\\text { Direct labour price variance } & \$ 190 \mathrm { U }\end{array}$
The actual direct labour price was:

• A) $8.00
• B) $4.00
• C) $4.02
• D) $50

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Definitions:

Shrinking Population

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Prereproductive Individuals

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Survivorship Curve

A graph showing the number or proportion of individuals surviving to each age for a given species or group.

R-selected

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