Cost pressure from international competitors pushes companies toward greater scale and efficiency. But some products must also meet local customer needs. Preference for soap scents, for example, differs by country and region. Global soap manufacturers therefore try to balance these pressures with a...a. transnational strategyb. multidomestic strategyc. standardized strategy

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e. g., 32.16))

Selected data for stick’s design are given as of december 31, year 1 and year 2 (rounded to the nearest hundredth). year 2 year 1 net credit sales $25,000 $30,000 cost of goods sold 16,000 18,000 net income 2,000 2,800 cash 5,000 900 accounts receivable 3,000 2,000 inventory 2,000 3,600 current liabilities 6,000 5,000 compute the following: 1. current ratio for year 2 2. acid-test ratio for year 2 3. accounts receivable turnover for year 2 4. average collection period for year 2 5. inventory turnover for year 2

Abond purchased for $950 was sold for $980 after one year. the interest received during the year is $25. the bond's yield is: