List three questions managers should consider when deciding whether to drop a product or a business segment.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Does the product or segment provide a positive contribution margin?
2. Will fixed costs continue to exist even if the company drops the product or segment?
3. Are there any direct fixed costs that can be avoided if the company drops the product or segment?
4. Will dropping the product or segment affect sales of the company's other products?
5. What would the company do with the fixed manufacturing capacity or store space from the dropped product?
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a. Purchases of plant assets b. Net income c. Dividends d. Net cash flows from operating activities
List the contents of a master budget for a manufacturing organization by identifying the two major components and the budgets within each of them
Innovative Installers provides a variety of services related to office space and relocations such as installing modular office furniture and providing space planning and layout consultations Innovative Installers is owned and operated by Mierzett Evans and his sister Glenda Heldris. The company was founded in 1992. It had more than $2 million sales in 2003. The company uses a variety of marketing methods including a Web site, cold calls, and direct mail. Evans and Heldris believe the company could better communicate with potential customers who may not know of the company's existence.Evans and Heldris are expressing concern about:
A. prospecting strategies. B. sales techniques. C. hiring methods. D. the entire sales process. E. communication issues.
In the opening, case on what date did Samsung lift the ban on using Shinyang Electronics as a supplier?
a. August, 7 2012 b. July 10, 2014 c. July 14, 2014 d. August 5, 2014