Before sales of its ipad 1 reached its peak, apple launched the ipad 2, which took sales from the ipad 1 but also beat competitors' product offerings to the market. this move apple maintain its standing as a leading-edge company in tablet pcs and demonstrates the importance of as a competitive advantage.

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals

You are considering the purchase of one of two machines used in your manufacturing plant. machine 1 has a life of two years, costs $20,000 initially, and then $4,000 per year in maintenance costs. machine 2 costs $25,000 initially, has a life of three years, and requires $3,500 in annual maintenance costs. either machine must be replaced at the end of its life with an equivalent machine. using eac which is the better machine for the firm

The biweekly taxable wages for the employees of rite shop follow. compute the fica taxes for each employee and the employers fica taxes