Which of the following statements about marketing departments is most accurate?
a. the marketing department should work solely with people within its own department.
b. the marketing department should suggest where a firm should invest its money based on its knowledge
of the market and environmental forces.
c. the marketing department is only responsible for the 4 ps, not the 7 ps.
d. the marketing department is responsible for market research, supervision of product development, and
product promotion.
e. the marketing department must work closely with a network of other departments and employees to provide the customer-satisfying products required for the organization to survive and prosper.

Ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $860. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 320 units sold 285 units in ending inventory 35 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 135 direct labor $ 355 variable manufacturing overhead $ 30 variable selling and administrative $ 15 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 27,000 the absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: sales $ 245,100 cost of goods sold 205,200 gross margin 39,900 selling and administrative expense 31,275 net operating income $ 8,625 required: 1. under absorption costing, how much fixed manufacturing overhead cost is included in the company's inventory at the end of last year? 2. prepare an income statement for last year using variable costing. what is the amount of the difference in net operating income between the two costing methods?