Company makes three types of products. The company has two types of customers. The cost to serve all customers is $12,000 and is allocated to customer types based on the number of manager visits to customer locations. The following data are available: Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Sales $5,000 $6,000 $30,000 Cost of goods sold 4,000 4,800 15,000 Gross margin $1,000 $1,200 $15,000 Customer Type 1 Customer Type 2 Product 1 Sales $500 $4,500 Product 2 Sales $1,000 $5,000 Product 3 Sales $16,000 $14,000 Manager visits 4 16 What is the gross profit margin for all three products for Customer Type 1?

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

On april 1, santa fe, inc. paid griffith publishing company $2,448 for 36-month subscriptions to several different magazines. santa fe debited the prepayment to a prepaid subscriptions account, and the subscriptions started immediately. what amount should appear in the prepaid subscription account for santa fe, inc. after adjustments on december 31 of the first year assuming the company is using a calendar-year reporting period and no previous adjustment has been made?