The south division of bramble company reported the following data for the current year. col1 = sales, variable costs, controllable fixed costs, average operating assetscol2 = $3,050,000, 2,013,000, 610,000, 5,000,000 top management is unhappy with the investment center’s return on investment (roi). it asks the manager of the south division to submit plans to improve roi in the next year. the manager believes it is feasible to consider the following independent courses of action. 1. increase sales by $300,000 with no change in the contribution margin percentage. 2. reduce variable costs by $160,000. 3. reduce average operating assets by 5%.(a) compute the return on investment (roi) for the current year. (round roi to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.57%.) return on investment 8.5|| % (b) using the roi formula, compute the roi under each of the proposed courses of action. (round roi to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.57%.) return on investment action 1 5.6 action 2 action 3

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a. no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative. b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child. c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative. d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.

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You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.