The american eagle chain of retail stores has a reputation as one of the "coolest" brands according to teen research unlimited. their stores feature quality merchandise, the latest trends, must-have styles, and the hottest deals for its shoppers. the retail stores are typically found in shopping malls across the country and are comfortable places to shop—featuring interesting displays, pop music, and bright lights. american eagle’s selection of denim is the most popular product appealing to both genders and has them achieve double-digit growth. which of the following would most likely be the "best" target market for american eagle?
(a) men and women aged 16 to 22
(b) children aged 12 or under
(c) men and women aged 40 to 60
(d) active seniors—men and women aged 61 or older

Acompany is developing a new high­performance wax for cross country ski racing. in order to justify the price marketingwants, the wax needs to be very fast. specifically, the mean time to finish their standard test course should be less thanseconds for a former olympic champion. to test it, the champion will ski the course 8 times. the champion's times(selected at random) are 59.9 61.9 48.8 52.2 46.6 45.3 50.6 and 41.1 seconds to complete the test course. complete parts a and b below. a) should they market the wax? assume the assumptions and conditions for appropriate hypothesis testing are metfor the sample. assume=0.05. what are the null and alternative hypotheses? choose the correct answer below. b) suppose they decide not to market the wax after the test, but it turns out that the wax really does lower the champion'saverage time to less thanseconds. what kind of error have they made? explain the impact to the company of such anerror.

Lynch company manufactures and sells a single product. the following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 12 direct labor $ 6 variable manufacturing overhead $ 1 variable selling and administrative $ 1 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 308,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 218,000 during the year, the company produced 28,000 units and sold 15,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $56 per unit. required: 1. assume that the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year. 2. assume that the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year.

3. describe the purpose of the sec. (1-4 sentences. 2.0 points)