Lance is in little league, learning to play baseball. unfortunately, he is standing too far away from the plate, and it is making his coach very upset. in order to make lance stop standing so far from the plate, the coach rings a loud bell every time little lance is more than six inches from the plate. the bell startles lance, and he doesn’t like it, so he moves closer to the plate. in this case, the sound of the bell serves as for lance’s behavior of standing too far from the plate.

The following cost data pertain to the operations of montgomery department stores, inc., for the month of july. corporate legal office salaries $ 75,300apparel department cost of sales"evendale store $ 97,200corporate headquarters building lease $ 50,300store manager's salary"evendale store $ 12,900apparel department sales commission"evendale store $ 11,550store utilities"evendale store $ 12,800apparel department manager's salary"evendale store $ 10,450central warehouse lease cost $ 18,600janitorial costs"evendale store $ 11,800 the evendale store is just one of many stores owned and operated by the company. the apparel department is one of many departments at the evendale store. the central warehouse serves all of the company's stores. required: 1. what is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the apparel department? 2. what is the total amount of the costs listed above that are direct costs of the evendale store? 3. what is the total amount of the apparel department's direct costs that are also variable costs with respect to total departmental sales?

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Ireally need with these questions.6. what level of job security do athletes and sports competitors have? why do you think this is? 22. do you think a musician has more job security than an athlete? explain.37. what is the difference between a public relations specialist and a marketing professional? 47. do you think gender inequalities still exist in the sports industry? explain.50. what are the advantages and disadvantages of labor unions? do you think labor unions are fair to employers? how might they be taken advantage of?