E-Business has been determined to be a way to increase profitability. Businesses may sell merchandise on the Internet to increase sales, gather information about customer's purchases and customers' buying preferences, and use this information to assist the customer the next time he or she visits the website, link other products to their website, and earn commissions from the link, they may also charge subscription fees, or provide online access to information customers want, thereby eliminating many of the personal customer contacts and consequently the number of physical business locations required. Online information provided to customers may include information about the products and services, provide "chat" opportunities for answering customer questions, and the ability for customers to post suggestions. Which of the following would most likely lead to a reduction of expenses for an e-business and possibly result in increased profits for the business as a result? a. Increase online advertising over other forms of advertising b. Increase sales hours c. Increase the interactive contact points for customers d. Increase customer base

Rise n’ shine coffee company produces columbian coffee in batches of 5,000 pounds. the standard quantity of materials required in the process is 5,000 pounds, which cost $5.35 per pound. columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9.13 per pound. columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield decaf columbian, which can be sold for $11.84 per pound. the processing into decaf columbian requires additional processing costs of $8,975 per batch. the additional processing will also cause a 5% loss of product due to evaporation. required: a. prepare a differential analysis dated october 6 on whether to sell regular columbian (alternative 1) or process further into decaf columbian (alternative 2). refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. for those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. b. should rise n’ shine sell columbian coffee or process further and sell decaf columbian? c. determine the price of decaf columbian that would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing further and selling decaf columbian. round your answer to 2 decimal places.