systems play a key role in helping organizations achieve goals, which are set forth in a(n) statement. Computers can be used by people at all levels of an organization. Workers use information systems to produce and manipulate information. Managers depend on information systems to supply data that is essential for long-term planning and short-term tactical planning. Transaction systems provide an organization with a way to collect, display, modify, or cancel transactions. These systems encompass activities such as general accounting, inventory tracking, and ecommerce. information systems typically build on the data collected by a TPS to produce reports that managers use to make the business decisions needed to solve routine, structured problems. A decision system helps workers and managers make non-routine decisions by constructing decision models that include data collected from internal and external sources. A(n) system is designed to analyze data and produce a recommendation or decision based on a set of facts and rules called a(n) base. These facts and rules can be written using an expert system shell or a programming language. A(n) engine evaluates the facts and rules to produce answers to questions posed to the system. Using a technique called logic, these systems can deal with imprecise data and problems that have more than one solution.

Which of the following accurately describes a surplus? a. consumer demand for a certain car is below the number of cars that are produced. b. the production costs for a certain car are below the sale price of that car. c. a reduction in the cost of steel enables a car company to reduce the sale price of its cars. d. a car company tries to charge too high a price for a car and has to reduce the price. 2b2t

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

Prepare beneish corporation's income statement and statement of stockholders' equity for year-end december 31, and its balance sheet as of december 31. there were no stock issuances or repurchases during the year. (do not use negative signs with your answers unless otherwise noted.)