Zike Corporation's Static Planning Budget for October Appears Below

question 143

Multiple Choice

Zike Corporation's static planning budget for October appears below.The company bases its budgets on machine-hours. In October, the actual number of machine-hours was 6, 000, the actual supplies cost was $14, 740, the actual power cost was $49, 170, the actual salaries cost was $15, 390, and the actual equipment depreciation was $63, 670. The spending variance for power cost in the flexible budget performance report for the month should be:

• A)$3, 570 U
• B)$1, 170 U
• C)$3, 570 F
• D)$1, 170 F

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Definitions:

Oxytocin

Hormone, released by the posterior pituitary, that causes contraction of the uterus and milk letdown.

Uterus

In mammals, expanded portion of the female reproductive tract through which eggs pass to the environment or in which an embryo develops and is nourished before birth.

Hormones

Chemical substances produced in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs, essential for every activity of life, including the processes of digestion, metabolism, growth, reproduction, and mood control.

Mammary Lobules

Glandular structures within the breast that contain clusters of milk-producing alveoli; they are responsible for milk production during lactation.