Which of the following correctly describes the free-enterprise system in the united states?
a.
a system in which businesses have a lot of control over how they run their business and some government regulation
b.
a system in which the government controls prices for essential goods but leaves other business decisions up to the individual
businesses
c.
a system in which the government regulates what businesses produce and how much they charge
d. a system in which the government has no control over the market, giving businesses complete freedom

What is the relationship among market segmentation, target markts, and consumer profiles?

Acorporation a. can use different depreciation methods for tax and financial reporting purposes b. must use the straight - line depreciation method for tax purposes and double declining depreciation method financial reporting purposes c. must use different depreciation method for tax purposes, but strictly mandated depreciation methods for financial reporting purposes d. can use straight- line depreciation method for tax purposes and macrs depreciation method financial reporting purposes

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)