Answer:
D) 25%
Explanation:
Productivity can be described as a measure of profitability of the work done by a company. For example a sales department may measure productivity by number of closed sales in a week.
In this instance the cleaning company will consider cost reduction an increase in productivity.
They were using 10 lbs each for house A, B, and C (30 lbs). An additional 10 lb is used increasing total chemicals used to 40 lb.
The increase in chemical usage is a drop in productivity for the company as they are spending more.
The percentage drop in productivity is a proportion of the additional quantity of chemical to total chemicals used.
Percentage drop in productivity= (10/40)*100= 25%
Answer:
Sell now, the company will be better off by $25,200
Explanation:
The effect of the action of shown below:-
Profits if sold now = Product Pound A × Sold pound
= 36,000 pounds × $8
= $288,000
If processed further Profits
= (36,000 x $14) - $241,200
= $262,800
Selling product A now = Profits if sold now - Further Profits
= $288,000 - $262,800
= $25,200
Answer:
$406,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the actual total direct labor cost for the current period
Using this formula
Actual direct labor cost=Standard direct labor cost + unfavorable rate variance - favorable efficiency variance
Let plug in the formula
Actual direct labor cost=$400,000 + $10,000 - $4,000
Actual direct labor cost= $406,000
Therefore the actual total direct labor cost for the current period is $406,000
