In an effort to determine where the company can cut spending, larry creates a pie chart to show how the company spends money on non-required items. out of the $1,000 spent here, $800 was on parties, $120 on office décor, and $80 on extra snacks. what could larry determine by looking at the pie chart?

a. he could determine that the company could save the most money by cutting back on snacks spending.
b. he could determine that the company could save the most money by cutting back on office décor spending.
c. he could determine that the company could save the most money by spending $100 less in all areas.
d. he could determine that the company could save the most money by cutting back on party spending.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

He aldermanalderman company has prepared a sales budget of 42 comma 00042,000 finished units for a 3-month period. the company has an inventory of 10 comma 00010,000 units of finished goods on hand at december 31 and has a target finished goods inventory of 11 comma 00011,000 units at the end of the succeeding quarter. it takes 44 gallons of direct materials to make one unit of finished product. the company has inventory of 64 comma 00064,000 gallons of direct materials at december 31 and has a target ending inventory of 53 comma 00053,000 gallons at the end of the succeeding quarter. how many gallons of direct materials should aldermanalderman company purchase during the 3 months ending march 31? select the labels and enter the amounts to calculate the direct materials (gallons) to be purchased.

The green fiddle has declared a $5 per share dividend. suppose capital gains are not taxed, but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. new irs regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the dividend is paid. green fiddle stock sells for $71.50 per share, and the stock is about to go ex-dividend. what will the ex-dividend price be?