Grace is a manager in a medical office. it seems that every year when she evaluates employees for wage increases, kevin and taneesha always receive raises, while most other employees do not. the other employees accuse grace of having favorites, and believe kevin and trisha are unfairly rewarded. grace feels kevin and taneesha deserve their raises, and that she makes that determination based on facts, not on whom she favors. how can grace best convince her other employees that she is being fair in her determinations? a) pick a different person at random each year to receive a raiseb) post the criteria she will use to determine raise recipients at the beginning of each yearc) explain that raises will be determined by a new process that will be kept secret from everyoned) disqualify kevin and taneesha from receiving raises for the next three yearse) post the criteria she used to determine raises after recipients are announced

2. high-glow currently produces 1,000 bicycles per month. the following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: direct materials $50 direct manufacturing labor 5 variable manufacturing overhead 14 fixed manufacturing overhead 10 total manufacturing costs $79 the plant is experiencing demand shortage and is considering reducing production to 800 bicycles. what is the per unit cost of producing 800 bicycles? a) $79 per unit b) $81.50 per unit c) $74 per unit d) $69 per unit

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?