1) Harry has just inherited $300,000. Harry has decided to quit his job and go to school
full time for the next five years by living off this inheritance. Harry will invest the
$300,000 in a money market account that has an 8% interest rate. If Harry’s goal is to
use up the entire inheritance, approximately what amount can he withdraw from the
money market account each year for the next five years? Assume that his first
withdrawal will be one year from the day that he sets up the account.
A.$64,800
B.$74,400
C.$75,131
D.$84,000
2) Galla Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:
The company budgeted for production of 2,400 units in June, but actual production was
2,500 units. The company used 19,850 pounds of direct material and 980 direct
labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 21,700 pounds of the direct
material at $6.70 per pound. The actual direct labor rate was $19.20 per hour and the
actual variable overhead rate was $1.80 per hour.
The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct
materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.
The variable overhead efficiency variance for June is:
A.$36 U
B.$36 F
C.$40 U
D.$40 F
3) A manufacturer of cedar shingles has supplied the following data: