Sustainable competitive advantage means a firm outperforms its peers over a sustained period of time. Such superior performance is noticed by the peer group that attempts to identify the source of the performance and copy it. This concept is called "benchmarking." Which of the following demonstrates a benchmarking process?

1) Is SiriusXM’s business model working? Explain your answer.
Go to investor. siriusxm. com and check whether SiriusXM’s recent financial reports indicate that its business model is working. Are its subscription fees increasing or declining? Is its revenue stream from advertising and equipment sales growing or declining? Does its cost structure allow for acceptable profit margins?
2) Are its subscription fees increasing or declining? Explain your answer.

During january 2018, the following transactions occur: january 1 purchase equipment for $20,600. the company estimates a residual value of $2,600 and a five-year service life. january 4 pay cash on accounts payable, $10,600. january 8 purchase additional inventory on account, $93,900. january 15 receive cash on accounts receivable, $23,100 january 19 pay cash for salaries, $30,900. january 28 pay cash for january utilities, $17,600. january 30 firework sales for january total $231,000. all of these sales are on account. the cost of the units sold is $120,500. the following information is available on january 31, 2018. depreciation on the equipment for the month of january is calculated using the straight-line method. the company estimates future uncollectible accounts. at the end of january, considering the total ending balance of the accounts receivable account as shown on the general ledger tab, $4,100 is now past due (older than 90 days), while the remainder of the balance is current (less than 90 days old). the company estimates that 50% of the past due balance will be uncollectible and only 3% of the current balance will become uncollectible. record the estimated bad debt expense. accrued interest revenue on notes receivable for january. unpaid salaries at the end of january are $33,700. accrued income taxes at the end of january are $10,100

One cost-of-living indicator available on the internet shows that a salary of $40,000 in santa barbara, california, is equivalent to $14,000 in wichita, kansas. this is primarily because of housing, which is much less expensive in wichita. what does this difference say about how the federal government calculates poverty?

Marque a alternativa que apresenta somente as opções de financiamento com recursos internos: a) lucros, venda de ativos e recursos próprios. b) lucros, venda de ativos e redução no capital de giro. c) lucros, venda de ativos e recursos de familiares. d) lucros, venda de ativos e prorrogação nos prazos para receber os pagamentos dos clientes. e) lucros, venda de ativos e aumento do estoque de mercadorias.