Rodney halpern works in the marketing department of a major manufacturing firm. much of his job involves managing the movement of materials, parts, and information from suppliers to his firm. he tries to coordinate these flows with his firm's factory processes and assists with the efficient movement of finished goods to final consumers. these activities suggest that rodney's job responsibilities focus on:
merchant wholesaling.
multilevel marketing.
utility processing.
supply chain management.

Bayside coatings company purchased waterproofing equipment on january 2, 20y4, for $190,000. the equipment was expected to have a useful life of four years and a residual value of $9,000. instructions: determine the amount of depreciation expense for the years ended december 31, 20y4, 20y5, 20y6, and 20y7, by (a) the straight-line method and (b) the double-declining-balance method. also determine the total depreciation expense for the four years by each method. depreciation expense year straight-line method double-declining-balance method 20y4 $ $ 20y5 20y6 20y7 total $

Benning manufacturing company is negotiating with a customer for the lease of a large machine manufactured by benning. the machine has a cash price of $980,000. benning wants to be reimbursed for financing the machine at a 9% annual interest rate. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) required: 1. determine the required lease payment if the lease agreement calls for 10 equal annual payments beginning immediately. 2. determine the required lease payment if the first of 10 annual payments will be made one year from the date of the agreement. 3. determine the required lease payment if the first of 10 annual payments will be made immediately and benning will be able to sell the machine to another customer for $68,000 at the end of the 10-year lease.

Brenda kraft has proven herself to be an able manager. her section has a high project completion rate with the highest-quality product and the lowest defects in her division. in addition, she accomplishes this with fewer full-time people than other managers. co-workers say that the secret of her success is in her ability to determine what needs to be done and by whom, and her understanding of the basic "management processes."