The management of madeira computing is considering the introduction of a wearable electronic device with the functionality of a laptop computer and phone. the fixed cost to launch this new product is $300,000. the variable cost for the product is expected to be between $160 and $240, with a most likely value of $200 per unit. the product will sell for $300 per unit. demand for the product is expected to range from 0 to approximately 20,000 units, with 4,000 units the most likely.

a) develop a what-if spreadsheet model computing profit for this product in the base case, worst-case, and best-case scenarios.

best-case profit: $

worst-case profit: $

base case profit: $

After discussing the options, the strategic management team has agreed that the pod coffee idea works well with the company's mission statement and decides that the company should move forward in exploring the pod coffee idea. in order to make sure that the pod coffee idea is a good one, and to see if there are other potential future endeavors to pursue, you must analyze the market situation and formulate a strategy. your boss asks you to start working on the pod coffee idea. what is your first stepa. your first step is to formulate a strategy for how to market the pod coffee concept. b. your first step is to consult with your boss and find out what he thinks about the pod coffee idea. c. your first step is to do some research to find out what your competitors are doing. d. your first step is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Which of the following statements is correct? a) due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporationsb) most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as proprietorships or corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, primarily because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships.c) due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability, which affect the ability to attract capital, most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations' less favorable tax treatmentd) large corporations are taxed more favorably than proprietorshipse) corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability

Renaldo scanlon is a financial consultant. he earns $30 per hour and works 32.5 hours a week. what is his straight-time pay?