Listed here are product costs for the production of soccer balls. Identify each cost (a) as either fixed or variable and (b) as either direct or indirect by selecting the appropriate dropdowns. Variable or Fixed Direct or Indirect Product Cost
1. Machinery depreciation (straight-line)
2. Rubber core for soccer balls
3. Insurance on factory
4. Factory rent
5. Needles used in stitching soccer balls
6. Leather covers for soccer balls
7. Annual flat fee paid for office security
TechPro offers instructional courses in e-commerce website design. The company holds classes in a building that it owns.
Identify each of TechPro's costs below as
(a) variable or fixed and (b) direct or indirect by selecting the appropriate dropdowns. Assume the cost object is an individual class. Variable or Fixed Direct or Indirect
1. Advertising
2. Salesperson salary
3. Instructional manuals for students
4. Monthly internet connection cost
5. Travel expenses for salesperson
6. Instructor wage (per class)

The amberssen specialty company is a chain of twelve retail stores that sell a variety of imported gift items, gourmet chocolates, cheeses, and wines in the toronto area. amberssen has an is staff of three people who have created a simple but effective information system of networked point-of-sale registers at the stores and a centralized accounting system at the company head- quarters. harry hilman, the head of amberssens is group, has just received the following memo from bill amberssen, sales director (and son of amberssen’s founder). harry—it’s time amberssen specialty launched itself on the internet. many of our competitors are already there, selling to customers without the expense of a retail storefront, and we should be there too. i project that we could double or triple our annual revenues by selling our products on the internet. i’d like to have this ready by - giving, in time for the prime holiday gift-shopping season. bill after pondering this memo for several days, harry scheduled a meeting with bill so that he could clarify bill’s vision of this venture. using the standard con- tent of a system request as your guide, prepare a list of questions that harry needs to have answered about this project.

When the national economy goes from bad to better, market research shows changes in the sales at various types of restaurants. projected 2011 sales at quick-service restaurants are $164.8 billion, which was 3% better than in 2010. projected 2011 sales at full-service restaurants are $184.2 billion, which was 1.2% better than in 2010. how will the dollar growth in quick-service restaurants sales compared to the dollar growth for full-service places?

Oliver's company is planning the launch of their hybrid cars. the company has included "never-before-seen" product benefits in the hybrid cars. which type of advertising should oliver's company use for the new cars?