Balcom enterprises is planning to introduce a new product that will sell for $100 a unit. manufacturing cost estimates for 20,500 units for the first year of production are: direct materials $1,045,500 direct labor $615,000 (based on $15 per hour × 41,000 hours) although overhead has not been estimated for the new product, monthly data for balcom's total production for the last two years has been analyzed using simple linear regression. the analysis results are as follows: dependent variable factory overhead costs independent variable direct labor hours intercept $ 121,000 coefficient on independent variable $ 4.00 coefficient of correlation 0.914 r2 0.816 based on this information, what is the total overhead cost for an estimated activity level of 46,000 direct labor-hours?

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Medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s. c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic. hughes sought a position as a sales director for st. jude. st. jude told hughes that his contract with medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. hughes accepted. medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit? did it occur here? medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s. c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.