The barberton municipal division of road maintenance is charged with road repair in the city of barberton and surrounding area. cindy kramer, road maintenance director, must submit a staffing plan for the next year based on a set schedule for repairs and on the city budget. kramer estimates that the labor hours required for the next four quarters are 6,000, 12,000, 19,000, and 9,000, respectively. each of the 11 workers on the workforce can contribute 520 hours per quarter. overtime is limited to 20 percent of the regular-time capacity in any quarter. subcontracting is not permitted. payroll costs are $6,240 in wages per worker for regular time worked up to 520 hours, with an overtime pay rate of $18 for each overtime hour. although unused overtime capacity has no cost, unused regular time is paid at $12 per hour. the cost of hiring a worker is $3,000, and the cost of laying off a worker is $2,000. subcontracting is not permitted. use a chase strategy that varies the workforce level without using overtime or undertime. what is the total cost of this plan?

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company? a) cash flow b) earnings c) supply and demand d) number of employees

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Match the given situations to the type of risks that a business may face while taking credit.(there's not just one answer)1. beta ltd. had taken a loan from a bankfor a period of 15 years, but its salesare gradually showing a decline.2. alpha ltd. has taken a loan for increasing its production and sales,but it has not conducted any researchbefore making this decision.3. delphi ltd. has an overseas client. the economy of the client’s country is going through severe recession.4. delphi ltd. has taken a short-term loanfrom the bank, but its supply chain logistics are not in place.a. foreign exchange riskb. operational riskc. term of loan riskd. revenue projections risk