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The following materials standards have been established for a particular product: Standard quantity per unit of output   4.6 grams Standard price $ 15.05 per gram   The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month: Actual materials purchased   3,100 grams Actual cost of materials purchased $ 44,020   Actual materials used in production   2,400 grams Actual output   300 units   What is the materials quantity variance for the month?

One of the weaknesses of budgets is that they are of little value in uncovering potential bottlenecks.

Star Inc. bases its selling and administrative expense budget on budgeted unit sales. The sales budget shows 1,300 units are planned to be sold in March. The variable selling and administrative expense is $4.20 per unit. The budgeted fixed selling and administrative expense are $19,240 per month, which includes depreciation of $3,380 per month. The remainder of the fixed selling and administrative expense represents current cash flows. The cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses on the March selling and administrative expense budget should be:

A 51-year-old female asks you if she should take estrogen to help her memory because she is sometimes forgetful and has difficulty concentrating. Her mother developed dementia at age 65. The best initial response would be to:                                                  

Your patient with amenorrhea has normal lab work and you discuss a progesterone challenge with her. What medication would you suggest and when would you expect her to have withdrawal bleeding?

Which is the recommended first-line treatment option for endometriosis in patients desiring contraception?

Your 22 year old patient is having bilateral breast discomfort that usually begins a week before her period starts. This has happened for about the last six months. She rates the pain at 5/10, and describes it as being mostly in the upper outer portion of each breast. She denies nipple discharge of any sort. She thinks she may have some form of breast cancer, Discuss the necessary elements of your history and physical exam to provide a reasonable diagnosis for this patient. Also, list at least three differential diagnoses for her condition. as well as your most likely diagnosis.

Increased production of ____________ is associated with primary dysmenorrhea.                                                  

A 30 year-old patient presents to establish care at your clinic with a CC: painful periods. History of present illness (HPI) reveals periods occur regularly with moderate amount of menstrual flow lasting approximately 5-days. She complains that about 2-months ago, she began experiencing pain of 8 on a 1-10 scale when her periods begin. Her pain is so severe that she recently had to call in sick to work. Ibuprofen is not helping the pain as it was in previous months, and heat to her abdomen and thighs is not working either. Nothing seems to relieve the pain. Which of the following do you consider as part of her differential diagnosis?

  The levonorgestrel-releasing IUC may be a better choice than the copper-releasing IUC for a woman who: