Answer: Secondary data
Explanation: In simple words, the data that is collected by someone and is used by someone else is called secondary data. Government reports and surveys by other such organisation are two of the many examples of secondary data.
In the given case, Sandra collected information for her future business from the published research reports. She did not collected data from a census conducted by herself.
Hence, from the above we can conclude that the correct option is B.
Answer:
Direct labor rate variance= $2,430 favorable.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Standard labor rate $ 15.10 per hour
Actual hours worked 8,100 hours
Actual total labor cost $ 119,880
To calculate the direct labor rate variance, we need to use the following formula:
Direct labor rate variance= (Standard Rate - Actual Rate)*Actual Quantity
Actual rate= 119,880/8,100= $14.8
Direct labor rate variance= (15.1 - 14.8)*8,100= $2,430 favorable.
<u>It is favorable because the actual rate for direct labor was lower than the estimated rate.</u>
Answer:
The correct answer is option b.
Explanation:
The business cycle can be defined as the fluctuations in the level of output of goods and services produced in an economy in a year. It is also referred to as the trade cycle.
The business cycle consists of several stages such as recession, depression, expansion, boom or peak, recovery, etc.
The output level tends to fluctuate around its long term trend.
Sales $ 79,000 $ 65,000 $ 61,000 $ 57,000 $ 50,000 Cost of goods sold 75,900 50,100 49,800 40,200 30,000 Dollar amounts stated a
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Answer:
This is a two part question and the answer is given in two separate headings.
Explanation:
<u>Trend Percentages</u>
Year 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales* 58% 30% 22% 14%
Cost of Goods Sold** 153% 67% 66% 34%
*Sales is calculated by dividing the difference (between current Sales and Base Sales Year) by the Base Sale Year 2017 * 100. Example for 2018 the percentage is 14% [(57,000 - 50,000) / 50,000 * 100]. The same way other years have been calculated.
**Cost of Goods Sold has been calculated by dividing the difference (between current Cost of Goods Sold and Base Year Cost of Goods Sold) by the Base Year Cost of Goods Sold 2017 * 100. Example for 2018 the percentage is 14% [(40,200 - 30,000) / 30,000 * 100]. The same way other years have been calculated.
<u>Trends Favourable or Unfavourable</u>
It is noted that the trend is unfavourable for the five-year period. This is because the sales have been increasing but in comparison to the Cost of Goods Sold the rise is fairly slow. As shown in the above table where sales have increased by only 58% since its inception. However, the Cost of Goods Sold has increased rapidly and by the last trending year the rise in comparison to the base year 2017 was by 153%.
