Alvin, the production manager at the Paragon Company, wants to select the best supplier of raw materials from among several vendors. He has several choices and has done research into which company provides the best services and products. One company is known to be extremely timely, another is much lower in price but often late in deliveries, and the third is well-known to provide the highest quality products available.
According to the Rational Choice Paradigm of decision making, Alvin should select the vendor that offersthe most:
a. discounts.
b. deliveries.
c. utility.
d. expectancy.
e. quality.

Aproject currently generates sales of $14 million, variable costs equal 50% of sales, and fixed costs are $2.8 million. the firm’s tax rate is 40%. assume all sales and expenses are cash items. (a). what are the effects on cash flow, if sales increase from $14 million to $15.4 million? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answer in dollars not in (b) what are the effects on cash flow, if variable costs increase to 60% of sales? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answers in dollars not in millions). cash flow (increase or decrease) by $

Abc factory produces 24,000 units. the cost sheet gives the following information: direct materials rs. 1,20,000direct labour rs. 84,000variable overheads rs. 48,000semi variable overheads rs. 28,000fixed overheads rs. 80,000total cost rs. 3,60,000presently the product is sold at rs. 20 per unit. the management proposes to increase the production by 3,000 units for sales in the foreign market . it is estimated that semi variable overheads will increase by rs. 1,000. but the product will be sold at rs. 14 per unit in the foreign market. however, no additional capital expenditure will be incurredq-1. what is present profit of the company ? q-2. what is proposed profit of the company in new market? q-3.what is suggestion for new makret proposal whether proposal accept or not

In 2018, laureen is currently single. she paid $2,800 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters sheri and meri to attend state university as freshmen ($2,800 each for a total of $5,600). sheri and meri qualify as laureen’s dependents. laureen also paid $1,900 for her son ryan’s (also laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at state university. finally, laureen paid $1,200 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to her improve her job skills. what is the maximum amount of education credits laureen can claim for these expenditures in each of the following alternative scenarios? a. laureen's agi is $45,000.b. laureen’s agi is $95,000.c. laureen’s agi is $45,000 and laureen paid $12,000 (not $1,900) for ryan to attend graduate school (i. e, his fifth year, not his junior year).