According to the chapter case, ABB decided to switch from its existing corporate intranet for all of the following reasons except:
a. the intranet was too expensive to maintain.
b. the intranet was too static and outmoded to meet its current needs.
c. the intranet had poor capabilities for searching for information.
d. the intranet lacked collaboration tools.
e. the intranet was confusing and inefficient.

On january 1, year 1, canseco plumbing fixtures purchased equipment for $52,000. residual value at the end of an estimated four-year service life is expected to be $4,000. the company uses the straight-line method. for how much would each item below be reported at the end of year 3

Acompany manufactures hair dryers. it buys some of the components, but it makes the heating element, which it can produce at the rate of 920 per day. hair dryers are assembled daily, 250 days a year, at a rate of 360 per day. because of the disparity between the production and usage rates, the heating elements are periodically produced in batches of 2,300 units. a. approximately how many batches of heating elements are produced annually? b. if production on a batch begins when there is no inventory of heating elements on hand, how much inventory will be on hand 4 days later? c. what is the average inventory of elements, assuming each production cycle begins when there are none on hand?

An instance where sellers should work to keep relationships with customers is when they instance where selllars should work to keep relationships with customers is when they feel that the product