Assume that you work for a company that produces different types of flavored salty snacks for many different target markets (for example, flavored potato chips or flavored sunflower seeds). one part of your job is to explore regularly what flavors your potential customers might like. taste preferences constantly change, and you may not always be aware of all the flavors people crave. with the above research objective in mind, which type of research would you most likely conduct on a regular basis?

a)field experiments
b)depth interviews
c)focus groups
d)laboratory experiments
e)survey research

For june, gold corp. estimated sales revenue at $600,000. it pays sales commissions that are 4% of sales. the sales manager's salary is $285,000, estimated shipping expenses total 1% of sales, and miscellaneous selling expenses are $15,000. how much are budgeted selling expenses for the month of july if sales are expected to be $540,000.

He management's discussion and analysis (md& a) required in general purpose federal financial reporting is different than that required by gasb of state and local governments in that: a. it includes information about the agency's performance goals and results in addition to financial activities. b. it is outside the general purpose federal financial report and is optional, not required. c. it is a part of the basic financial statements and, as a result, it is audited along with the financial statements. d. there are no significant differences.

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?