The trailer division of baxter bicycles makes bike trailers that attach to bicycles and can carry children or cargo. the trailers have a retail price of $200 each. each trailer incurs $80 of variable manufacturing costs. the trailer division has capacity for 40,000 trailers per year and incurs fixed costs of $1,000,000 per year. required: 1. assume the assembly division of baxter bicycles wants to buy 15,000 trailers per year from the trailer division. if the trailer division can sell all of the trailers it manufactures to outside customers, what price should be used on transfers between baxter bicycles's divisions

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?