Stewart clothing has sales of $106,000. variable costs are $58,000 and controllable fixed costs are $21,000. the company’s average operating assets are $190,000. the company wants to increase their roi by 0.5%. how much will stewart clothing have to decrease their fixed and variable costs? a : $763 b : $1,350 c : $949 d : $3,950

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.