In ________ research, the objective is to gather preliminary information that will help define the problem and suggest hypotheses

Glendale Brands Company uses standard costs for its manufacturing division Standards specify 0.1 direct labor hours per unit of product. At the beginning of the year, the static budget for variable overhead costs included the following data:

Production volume 6,000 units Budgeted variable overhead costs $14,000 Budgeted direct labor hours (DLHr) 600 hours At the end of the year, actual data were as follows: Production volume 4,000 units Actual variable overhead costs $15,200 Actual direct labor hours (DLHr) 480 hours What is the variable overhead efficiency variance? (Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.) A) $1,866 F B) $1,866 U C) $2,534 F D) $2,534 U

An export administrator, Beth Dorrell, notes, "A commodity raw material from Africa can be refined in Asia, then shipped to South America to be incorporated into a component of a final product that is produced in the Middle East and then sold around

the world." In light of this statement, describe supply chain, value chain, and logistics. List and briefly describe the most important distribution activities.