Privitera Printing Uses Two Measures of Activity, Press Runs and Book

question 34

Multiple Choice

Privitera Printing uses two measures of activity, press runs and book set-ups, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for wages and salaries is $7,220 per month plus $650 per press run plus $1,110 per book set-up. The company expected its activity in January to be 188 press runs and 117 book set-ups, but the actual activity was 191 press runs and 114 book set-ups. The actual cost for wages and salaries in January was $269,270.
-The wages and salaries in the planning budget for January would be closest to:

• A)$257,910
• B)$259,290
• C)$265,041
• D)$269,270

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Definitions:

RLC Series Circuit

An electrical circuit consisting of a resistor (R), inductor (L), and capacitor (C) connected in series, used to filter or resonate at certain frequencies.

Capacitance

Refers to the amount of electric charge that a capacitor can hold, measured in Farads, at a given voltage.

Reactive Power

The component of electrical power that does not result in useful work, measured in VARs (volt-amps reactive), and is generated by reactive components like capacitors and inductors.

Inductive Reactance

A measure of the opposition that an inductor presents to alternating current, due to the magnetic field created by the current.