Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 21

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Sawyer Industries, Inc. (SII) , developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2011, SII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 30-gallon heavy-duty plastic container.
During July, SII produced and sold 5,000 containers using 1,100 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $24 and 525 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $14.75 per hour.
-July's direct manufacturing labor flexible-budget variance is:

• A)$375.00 unfavorable
• B)$131.25 favorable
• C)$243.75 unfavorable
• D)None of these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A mark on the test statistic's scale that, when surpassed, results in the null hypothesis being rejected.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect in an experimental setup, used as a default until evidence indicates otherwise.

Hypothesis Testing

A method of statistical inference used to decide whether a hypothesis about a parameter in a population is likely to be true.

Interval Estimation

A scope of values, from collected sample data, that is likely to embody the value of an unexplored population parameter.