The Petunia Company Makes Mugs for Which the Following Standards

question 82

Multiple Choice

The Petunia Company makes mugs for which the following standards have been developed: Production of 400 mugs was expected in August,but 440 mugs were actually completed.Direct materials purchased and used were 2,100 ounces at an actual price of $2.20 per ounce.Direct labor cost for the month was $5,310,and the actual pay per hour was $9.00.What is the direct labor price variance for August?

• A)$420 Favorable
• B)$420 Unfavorable
• C)$590 Favorable
• D)$590 Unfavorable

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Definitions:

Rejection Region

The range of values for which the null hypothesis is considered not probable, leading to its rejection in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

Experimental Plan

A detailed strategy designed to test a hypothesis in a controlled environment.

Completely Randomized Design

An experimental design where subjects are randomly assigned to treatments, ensuring that each treatment group is statistically equivalent at the start of the experiment.

Randomized Block Design

An experimental design that groups subjects into blocks based on certain variables to control the variables' effect on the experiment, and randomly assigns treatments within those blocks.