Elmo Inc., a global conglomerate, designed the ElBrush, an electric toothbrush. Sensing market demand for the electric toothbrush, Elmo started with an ideal selling price of $3 based on customer value considerations and then targeted costs to ensure that the price was met. This exemplifies .

Belstone, inc. is a merchandiser of stone ornaments. it sold 15,000 units during the year. the company has provided the following information: sales revenue $ 520,000 purchases (excluding freight in) 338,500 selling and administrative expenses 32,000 freight in 15,000 beginning merchandise inventory 43,000 ending merchandise inventory 58,500 how much is the gross profit for the year?

Specialization—the division of labor—enhances productivity and efficiency by a) allowing workers to take advantage of existing differences in their abilities and skills. b) avoiding the time loss involved in shifting from one production task to another. c) allowing workers to develop skills by working on one, or a limited number, of tasks. d)all of the means identified in the other answers.

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no