A new entrant into the sports footwear market wants to be viewed as being in the same category
as the brand leaders in the segment. Which of the following is a point of parity that the company
can use to achieve this?
A) the use of an unusual logo to mark all products of the company
B) the use of sole moulding technology not seen in any other brand
C) the use of a distinctive design, unique to the particular brand
D) the use of cushioning technology common to top sports brands
D
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Integrated CaseSerena's Tennis Togs, Inc., was founded by one of the world famous women's tennis players to produce tennis and other sports clothing for the many women that appreciate Serena's unique fashion sense. Serena's Tennis Togs, Inc. (STTI) makes and markets multiple types of recreational clothing lines for women. This case focuses on STTI's acquisition/payment and conversion processes.STTI Conversion cycle. When STTI gets an order from one of their distributors (sales orders are not modeled in this case), a manufacturing supervisor issues one or more production orders to authorize production of the clothing items. Each production order applies to only one finished clothing item. For cost accounting purposes, STTI determines the total standard labor and material cost for each
production order.STTI has carefully planned the material and labor required for each of its finished clothing items. Its master assembly plan specifies the sequence of steps (assembly operations) as well as the raw materials required to produce each finished clothing item. The master assembly plan also specifies the standard labor and material cost for each step. Each step in the master assembly plan is identified with a master assembly number.The actual manufacturing process occurs in a series of assembly steps (each step is identified by control # in the production control records). Each step may use several types of material. STTI tracks the actual material and labor costs for each step in their production control records. STTI also tracks the total standard and actual costs for each production order.The STTI manufacturing process employs two classes of employees: crafters and supervisors (model separately). Crafters get the raw materials from inventory and use them in the assembly steps. Each assembly step may involve several crafters, and crafters may work on several assembly steps.The crafters are paid on an hourly basis. Production supervisors are paid salaries and bonuses. (Model them separately).STTI Purchases. STTI's financial success depends on the quality of their products, so the company buys only the highest quality raw materials and follows a structured acquisition process. First, the buyers issue purchase orders to vendors for one or more required raw material items. Second, the vendor ships the products to STTI, and STTI records purchases upon receipt and acceptance of the items. In some cases, vendors fulfill several purchase orders with one shipment.STTI takes advantage of all prompt payment discounts. If multiple vouchers are due to the same vendor on a certain day, the cashier combines those into one payment. STTI pays for each purchase in full, less any applicable discount, on the day that the payment is due.After receipt and acceptance, each raw material item is stored in its designated bin to facilitate its issue to the production process, although each bin may hold several different types of raw material. Each bin is color-coded for easy identification.General. All economic agents, resources, and types are put into the database before any relationships with other entities are instantiated. STTI tracks its employees in separate classes according to their particular job, although each internal agent is keyed by employee#. (So, don't model one Employee agent; model separate internal agents, e.g., buyers, crafters, cashiers, supervisors.)REQUIRED: 1) use the information above and the list of attributes below to draw a UML class diagram showing the classes, associations, and multiplicities, 2) prepare a listing of the tables necessary to support STTI's processes using all the attributes. Name each table and clearly identify primary keys with PK and foreign keys with FK. List your tables in the following order: RESOURCES, EVENTS, AGENTS, TYPE IMAGES, and LINKING. Use only the following list of attributes (remember that there should be no classes without attributes).Attributesactual $ amount paid for this purchaseactual quantity of raw material receivedactual time for this crafter in this assembly stepstandard unit price for this raw materialstandard labor cost for assembly stepbuyer ratingcash account balancecash account#cashier bond statuscheck amountcheck#accounts payable to this vendortotal purchase $ amountcrafter hourly wageemployee nameemployee#production supervisor salaryfinished clothing item pricefinished clothing item #(assembly step) control #production order due dateproduction order #purchase order (PO) total dollar amountpurchase order datepurchase order #finished clothing item quantity on hand (QOH)actual quantity of this raw material used in this assembly stepraw material descriptionraw material QOHstandard quantity of this raw material for assembly stepraw material #receiving report # (purchase)scheduled delivery datesequence in which assembly step is scheduled to be performed (1st, 2nd, etc.)assembly step dateproduction order actual labor costproduction order actual material costproduction order standard labor costproduction order standard material costvendor namevendor#YTD bonus for this supervisormaster assembly #bin #bin colorpercent on-time deliveries for this vendorpercent on-time payments to this vendor What will be an ideal response?
_____ is effective when sending a single message to several recipients and when needing to communicate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.?
A) ? Email B) ?Malware C) ?A wiki D) ?A weblog
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]On January 1, Year 1, Jing Company purchased office equipment that cost $34,000 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $2,000. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $12,000 expected salvage value.At the end of Year 5, the equipment was still owned by Jing Company. What is the book value of the office equipment using the straight-line method and double-declining-balance method, respectively?
A. $0 and $0. B. $12,000 and $1,680. C. $12,000 and $12,000. D. None of these answer choices are correct.
On January 1, Year 1, Friedman Company purchased a truck that cost $48,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 100,000 miles over 8 years and an $8,000 salvage value. During Year 2, Friedman drove the truck 18,500 miles. Friedman uses the units-of-production method. What is depreciation expense in Year 2?
A. $5,000 B. $6,000 C. $8,880 D. $7,400