Huaxia Manufacturing's standard cost card for product GH1 includes the following:

During the month of June, Huaxia produced 12,300 units. The purchasing department purchased 30,400 yards of fabric for a total cost of $100,320. The production department used 25.300 yards of fabric in June. What is Huaxia's direct materials price variance for the month of June?

• A. $2,450 unfavorable
• B. $14,220 unfavorable
• C. $11,770 unfavorable
• D. $6,080 favorable

Explain the concept of data encryption and discuss how It may be used to protect the email communications between ZFls payroll administrator and the payroll service provider.
Essay
Zhiliang Foods Inc. (ZFI) is a privately-held food distributor ZFI has two production departments' the Meat Department is labor-intensive. while the Bakery Department is highly automated ZFI applies a single overhead allocation rate, using the number of pounds produced as an allocation base for the whole company The expected annual overhead costs of ZFI for 100 million pounds produced are as follows (¥ in millions).

ZFI has one payroll administrator in its Human Resources department, but most of the payroll related work is outsourced to a payroll service provider ZFI's payroll administrator is responsible for tracking the list of current employees and maintaining the most up-to-date employee information, including bank accounts for payroll direct deposits.
Each pay period, the payroll administrator emails the information for all current employees' hours worked to the payroll service provider. The service provider then processes the payroll, makes direct deposits to employees' bank accounts, mails payroll stubs to employees' homes and emails payroll reports to ZFI's payroll administrator. The payroll administrator then makes payroll journal entries to ZFI's accounting system based on the payroll reports received ZFI's accountant prepares a bank reconciliation each month to ensure ZFI s payroll payments on ZFI's bank statement match the amounts shown on the payroll reports from the service provider.
ZFl's management is evaluating the purchase of data encryption software and human resources management software next year. The human resource management software is expected to provide various human resources and payroll-related functions.
In addition, the human resource software can generate a report to indicate the monthly employee turnover rate and the average service length of employees who have resigned. The system can also generate a report to indicate the main reasons for resignations and identify current employees who are at risk of resigning. The system will recommend actions to help retain these employees, such as more training opportunities or a pay raise.

Scully Tools Company is currently completing its master budget for the coming year Immediately before the master budget is approved, it is determined that December sales should be revised upward by S120.000 .
Scully purchases merchandise on a just-in-time basis, and remits cash immediately through electronic transfer All sales are on account. 20% of the sales are collected in the month of sale, and 80% in the month following the sale. Scully's gross profit percentage is 30%. What effect will this budget revision have on Scully's pro forma statement of cash flows?

• A. Cash will increase by $24,000
• B. Cash will increase by $36,000
• C. Cash will decrease by $60,000
• D. Cash will decrease by $84,000

Inherent risk factors involved in the revenue recognition process include each of the following except

• A. breakdown of segregation of duties controls
• B. Industry factors that affect pricing, terms and discounts
• C. legal factors that affect product warranties, returns and liabilities
• D. computerization of the process by which sates receipts and credit memoranda are recorded

Music Masters Inc. has three departments: Instrument Sales, Music Instruction and Recording Studio The three segments are staffed by different customer service personnel but share space and administrative staff Condensed income statement information follows.

Management wants to eliminate the Recording Studio because of its losses. Because of the configuration of the building it is doubtful the space could be sublet and none of the common fixed costs would be eliminated However, additional space allocated to either Instrument Sales or Music Instruction might increase revenue from those sources In making this decision, all of the following outcomes are correct except.

• A. elimination of the Recording Studio will increase net income by $10,000
• B. elimination of the Recording Studio will decrease net income by $10,000
• C. net income will remain the same if the Recording Studio is eliminated and Music Instruction revenue increases $20,000
• D. net income will increase if the Recording Studio is eliminated and instrument Sales increase $25,000