Answer the Following Question(s)using the Information Below

question 73

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the information below.Apple Valley Orchards, Inc.(AVO) , developed standard costs for direct material and direct labour.In 2019, AVO estimated the following standard costs for one of their most well loved products, the AVO classic Grandma's large apple pie which had a brown sugar coating on the top of the crust as well as including cranberry and mince ingredients in addition to the apples. During September 2020, AVO produced and sold 1,200 pies using 1,875 kilograms of direct materials at an average cost per kilogram of $7.00 and 280 direct labour hours at an average wage of $14.25 per hour.
-September's direct labour efficiency variance is

• A)$285.00 unfavourable.
• B)$285.00 favourable.
• C)$290.00 unfavourable.
• D)$280.00 unfavourable.
• E)$280.00 favourable.

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Definitions:

Inflationary Gap

Occurs when equilibrium GDP is greater than full-employment GDP.

Equilibrium GDP

The level of Gross Domestic Product where aggregate supply equals aggregate demand, indicating a stable economy with no tendency for change in the price level or output.

Multiplier

Any change in spending (C, I, or G) will set off a chain reaction leading to a multiplied change in GDP. Equation is 1/(1 - MPC).

Federal Budget Deficit

A situation where the government's expenditures exceed its revenues over a specific fiscal period.