Challenging Business Problems with Detailed Answers

what are two examples of economic forces within a company's general environment? multiple select question. marijuana legalization the unemployment rate bank interest rates hurricane katrina
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aaron wants to work in the real estate industry but does not have a license. which career choice is available to him, with compensation, before he obtains a real estate sales agent license?
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jessica has been answering a buyer's questions throughout her sales presentation and receiving positive signals from the buyer. when she gets to the final close, what should she ideally do?
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when giving a presentation, reading from a script is not an effective way to plan your delivery. group of answer choices false true
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which warehouse productivity measure provides a good assessment for the speed of warehouse worker activity? lines per hour orders per hour items per hour all of the above none of the above
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an intermediary that sells to other intermediaries, usually to retailers in consumer markets, is referred to as multiple choice an agent. a retailer. a wholesaler. a broker. a distributor.
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if the gdp deflator is 140 in the year that the inflationary gap is identified, and three years later it is 140, does this mean that there has been inflation over the three years? explain.
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which of the following statements regarding a competitive firm is correct? a.by lowering its price below the market price, the firm will benefit from selling more units at the lower price than it could have sold by charging the market price. b.for all firms, average revenue equals the price of the good. c.if a firm raises its price, the firm may be able to increase its total revenue even though it will sell fewer units. d.because each firm faces a downward sloping demand, if a firm increases its level of output, the firm will have to charge a lower price to sell the additional output.
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broadbill corporation, a calendar year c corporation, has two unrelated cash method shareholders: marcia owns 51% of the stock, and zack owns the remaining 49%. each shareholder is employed by the corporation at an annual salary of $240,000. during 2019, broadbill paid each shareholder-employee $220,000 of his or her annual salary, with the remaining $20,000 paid in january 2020. determine how much of the 2019 salaries for marcia and zack is deductible by broadbill in 2019 if the corporation is (a) a cash method taxpayer and (b) an accrual method taxpayer. question content area a. if a cash method taxpayer: in 2019, broadbill can deduct
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an asset manager wishes to reduce his exposure to the small cap stocks in his portfolio by using a swap in which he agrees to pay a dealer the return on a small-cap index based on a notional $50,000,000. in return, the dealer agrees to pay him a fixed return of 5% on the same notional amount. the payments are semi-annual and the fixed payments are based on a 30-day per month and 365-days per year calculation. if the small cap index goes moves from 205.00 to 200.00 during the semi-annual period, what net payment will the dealer pay to the asset manager at the end of the period? $2,482,877 $2,452,389 $2,423,353 $2,395,667 $1,232,877
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fox autos is known for its affordable and reliable brand of consumer vehicles. because its shareholders expect to see an improved rate of growth in the coming years, fox's executives have decided to diversify the company's range of products so that at least 35 percent of the firm's revenue is generated by new business units. however, the company's resources, capabilities, and competencies are limited to producing other forms of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs). which type of corporate diversification strategy should fox pursue?
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coblentz fabrication corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours (mhs). the company's cost formula for variable manufacturing overhead is $6.20 per mh. the company had budgeted its fixed manufacturing overhead cost at $40,000 for the month. during the month, the actual total variable manufacturing overhead was $48,970 and the actual total fixed manufacturing overhead was $43,000. the actual level of activity for the period was 8,300 mhs. what was the total of the variable overhead spending and fixed overhead budget variances for the month?
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which of the following is not a difference between monopolies and perfectly competitive markets? question 4 options: monopolies can earn profits in the long run while perfectly competitive firms break even. monopolies charge a price higher than marginal cost while perfectly competitive firms charge a price equal to marginal cost. monopolies choose to produce the quantity at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost while perfectly competitive firms do not. monopolies face downward sloping demand curves while perfectly competitive firms face horizontal demand curves.
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best coffee is a small coffee shop in centerville. they want to know the average number of customers queuing in their coffee shop, to decide whether they need to add more space to accommodate more customers. the manager measured that, on average, 40 customers arrive at the coffee shop every hour. they also determined that, on average, a customer spends around 6 minutes in the coffee shop. given these inputs, what is the average number of customers in the coffee shop? if the queuing area of best coffee can currently accommodate eight people, should they add more space to accommodate more customers? briefly explain why?
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granfield company has a piece of manufacturing equipment with a book value of $40,000 and a remaining useful life of four years. at the end of the four years the equipment will have a zero-salvage value. granfield can purchase new equipment for $120,000 and receive $22,000 in return for trading in its current equipment. the current equipment has variable manufacturing costs of $39,000 per year. the new equipment will reduce variable manufacturing costs by $19,000 per year over its four-year life. the total increase or decrease in income by replacing the current equipment with the new equipment is:
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which of the following statements is true of political behavior? a.by providing subordinates with autonomy, managers are likely to promote political behavior. b.even if a manager's actions are not politically motivated, others may assume that they are. c.managers should cover up disagreements so that subordinates will have less opportunity for political behavior. d.political behavior is always a manifestation of good intent. e.managers should use power if they want to avoid charges of political motivation.
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the federal reserve bank is the u.s. central bank: multiple choice whose liabilities serve as cash in the united states. whose assets serve as cash in the united states. who holds, in reserve, all financial assets of banks. who holds, in reserve, all financial liabilities of banks.
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alwite is a perfectly competitive firm that produces white t-shirts. the market for white t-shirts is perfectly competitive and the market price of a t-shirt is $10. what is alwite's marginal revenue when it increases production from 20 to 21 white t-shirts? group of answer choices
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in a renegotiation of a cooperative relationship, someone might be prepared to withhold benefits or put future benefits at risk. according to the bargaining model of post-partum depression, what might these negotiating tactics look like when translated to the context of depression?
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which of these is considered telemarketing? a) emailing a list of properties for sale or linking to a listing website b) unsolicited faxing of listing solicitations or invitations to assist buyers c) all of these d) using the telephone to make unsolicited calls to potential buyers
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the statement of cash flows shows the following information: cash provided by operating activities of $17,100 cash used by investing activities of $7,800 cash used by financing activities of $2,300 the beginning cash was $15,200. what is the amount of cash at the end of the period?
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read scenario 1. should all returns flow to shareholders, or can managers choose to return profits to stakeholders in terms of lower prices or higher wages? should the corporation be run to maximize the immediately apparent (as opposed to merely short run) benefit of shareholders?
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when rolling out a sustainability marketing campaign, if a business focuses too much on the pure-green or green-status attributes of their products without considering important value drivers that increase the attractiveness of their offerings, a company has fallen into which trap?
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if a monopolist is able to perfectly price discriminate, a.consumer surplus and deadweight losses are transformed into monopoly profits. b.total surplus is always decreased. c.the price effect dominates the output effect on monopoly revenue. d.consumer surplus is always increased.
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