How can vaseline improve its financial performance next year? vaseline, the world's most famous—and priciest—brand of petroleum jelly, wants to improve its financial performance (i. e. revenue and profits) for its shareholders. it already enjoys 85% market share (the other 15% is owned among generic store brands that are sold at a big discount). you are consulted by their chief marketing officer. what do you tell the cmo about how to improve vaseline's performance? think creatively! if you get the right answer, i'll award you the full points!

Morris borrowed $9,000 from a credit union at 13% simple interest for 42 months. what were his money installment payments?

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.