He manufacturer of a light fixture believes that the dollars spent on advertising, the price of the fixture and the number of retail stores selling the fixture in a particular month influence the light fixture sales. The manufacturer randomly selects 10 months and performs a regression analysis - part of the output appears below. The sales are in thousands of units per month, the advertising is given in hundreds of dollars per month, the price is the unit retail price in a given month. What is the regression equation

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

A4-year project has an annual operating cash flow of $59,000. at the beginning of the project, $5,000 in net working capital was required, which will be recovered at the end of the project. the firm also spent $23,900 on equipment to start the project. this equipment will have a book value of $5,260 at the end of the project, but can be sold for $6,120. the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the year 4 cash flow?

What are the business benefits of using intelligent techniques for knowledge management? define and compare an expert system, knowledge management system, and decision support system and explain how each can provide value to your organization?