Why is it difficult to assess interpersonal factors that influence the business buying process?
What will be an ideal response?
Interpersonal factors such as who is liked, who controls rewards and punishments, and who has special relationships with other important participants are often very subtle and not obvious to the external observer. Therefore, a business marketer is likely to find it difficult to assess interpersonal factors in the business buying process.
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How do external stakeholders influence an internal pay structure?
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After Rachel, a costume designer at a movie production company, completed her postgraduation in theater design, she was awarded a pay hike by the company. Which of the following variable pay systems does this scenario best illustrate?
A. Stock options B. Pay for knowledge C. Commissions D. Profit sharing
Deemer Corporation has an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools-Processing, Supervising, and Other. In the first stage allocations, costs in the two overhead accounts, equipment expense and indirect labor, are allocated to the three activity cost pools based on resource consumption. Data used in the first stage allocations follow:Overhead costs: Equipment expense$73,000Indirect labor$6,000??Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activity Cost Pools: Activity Cost Pools ProcessingSupervisingOtherEquipment expense0.600.200.20Indirect labor0.400.200.40Processing costs are assigned to products using machine-hours (MHs) and Supervising costs are assigned to products using the number of batches. The costs in the Other activity cost pool are not assigned to
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