Based on the following production and sales data of Jackson Co. for March of the current year. Product T Product XEstimated inventory, March 1 26,000 units 18,000 unitsDesired inventory, March 31 32,000 units 15,000 unitsExpected sales volume: Area I 320,000 units 260,000 unitsArea II 190,000 units 130,000 unitsUnit sales price $4 $12 a. Prepare Sales budget. Jackson Co. Sales BudgetFor Month Ending March 31, 20XX Product and Area Unit Sales Volume Unit Selling Price Total SalesProduct T: Area I $ $Area II Total $Product X: Area I $ $Area II Total $Total revenue from sales b. Prepare a production budget. Jackson Co. Production BudgetFor Month Ending March 31, 20XXProduct T (units) Product X (units)Sales Plus desired ending inventory, March 31, 20XX Total Less estimated beginning inventory, March 1, 20XX Total production

For many years, kellogg's frosted flakes, a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal, was perceived as a cereal for children. tony the tiger, a cartoon character, extolled frosted flakes, and advertisements depicted children enjoying the product with tony in competitive situations. recently, in response to declining sales of frosted flakes, the cereal maker has adopted a new series of advertisements that show adults admitting that they enjoy frosted flakes, too. kellogg's is attempting to

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity