Should the Air Comfort Division institute the 5% price reduction on its air-conditioner units even if it cannot acquire the compressors internally for $50 each? Support your conclusion with appropriate calculations. # of units= $6‚000‚000/$400=15‚000 units+2‚400 units=17‚400 units Before 5% Reduction After 5% Reduction Per Unit Total Per Unit Total Sales Revenue $ 400 $ 6‚000 $ 380* $ 6‚612* Variable Costs: COGS: Compressor 70 1‚050 70 1‚218 Other Direct Material
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Consumer Behavior Homework # 2 Zhakupbekova Zhazira During the recession there have been significant changes in consumer behavior. Most of the customers have switched from higher-priced brands to cheaper ones. According to McKinsey research‚ most of consumers who have changed their choice and now buy less expensive products said that their experience was better that it was expected. For example 48 percent of those people who have tried cheaper cold and allergy medicines were satisfied with the
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The Nature of Management Control Systems (Chapter 1) The central focus of this book is strategy implementation. In particular‚ the book provides knowledge‚ insight‚ and analytical skills related to how a corporation’s senior executives design and implement the ongoing management systems that are used to plan and control the firm’s performance. Elements of management control systems include strategic planning; budgeting; resource allocation; performance measurement‚ evaluation‚ and reward; responsibility
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Dove has gone to extensive lengths to market their products against rival company’s They have made advertisements waging product wars against Ivory in a stiff competition to take over the personal care market Other companies that dove has been involved in product wars with are all the major players in the personal care industry Olay‚ Neutrogena‚ and Aveeno This is an example of a product war because dove is implying that they produce a better product than ivory by comparing the quality of
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according to national hero‚ Jose Rizal‚ was a better painter than Juan himself‚ traveled to Europe to study higher degrees of arts and sciences. Luna attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid‚ Spain‚ an art school who produced notable painters such as Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. However‚ Luna felt that the Royal Academy’s style of teaching do not suit him well. Thus‚ Luna moved to Rome where he studied arts under the tutelage of his friend and fellow painter‚ Don Alejo Vera
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Chapter learning goals Chapter 3 Understanding the role of Culture 1. To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management 2. To be able to distinguish the major dimensions which define cultural differences among societies or groups 3. To emphasize the need for international managers to have cultural intelligence in order to interact successfully in host countries 4. To recognize the critical value differences which frequently affect job behaviors 5. To be able to develop a
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ABC Exercises 1. ABC versus traditional costing. Euro Tech Corporation produces two types of audio cassettes: standard and high-grade. The standard cassettes are used primarily in answering machines and are designed for durability rather than accurate sound reproduction. The company only recently began producing the higher-quality‚ high-grade model to enter the lucrative music-recording market. Since the new product was introduced‚ profits have been steadily declining‚ although sales of the high-grade
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Chapter 7: Analyzing Business Markets GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. To create and capture value‚ sellers need to understand business organizations’ needs‚ resources‚ policies‚ and ________. a. demands b. protocols c. strategies d. buying procedures e. personnel policies Answer: d Page: 209 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. Webster and Wind define ________ as the decision-making process by which formal organizations establish the need for purchased products and
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e Case 2.3 Questions: 1. Existence‚ completeness and valuation. The confirmations confirm or deny the stated amount of the receivable. The confirmation proves existence‚ that the client exists; completeness‚ balances that should be recorded are recorded; and valuation‚ the amount recorded is appropriate.(AU330.12) The year-end sales cutoff tests helps achieve a low audit rick for completeness and existence. (AU330.09) (AU 9350 1.02b) AU330.12 - 2. Cooper & Lybrand should not have
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Every case starts with an alleged crime. In the Sandoval case‚ the crime was murder. Sandoval was soon put into the system after he was arrested. After the arrest‚ Sandoval would have been book and then gone to his first appearance hearing where he is informed that he was getting charged with first-degree murder. Next would be the preliminary hearing where the defense would have received an arraignment‚ formally charging the suspect of the crime and asking what his plea is. Some states do not have
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