Acme Valves, Inc., has been a successful player in the oil field supply industry in the last 15 years. Acme maintained its traditional strategy and product characteristics over this time period. But, Acme has experienced declines in sales and profits over the last four quarters. The CEO of Acme should:.
a. continue with the proven strategy because its returns over the long run are important.
b. focus on improving efficiency of production and cost control.
c. conduct an analysis of the external environment.
d. immediately begin making incremental adjustments to the traditional business strategy in an effort to improve sales.

Which part/word/phrase in the passage refers to a business’s financing activity seen in a cash flow statement? nathan works as an accountant in a footwear manufacturing company. he is currently preparing the cash flow statement for his employer. during the given accounting period, the company purchased raw materials worth $25,000. it also bought new equipment worth $75,000 to increase its production output. further, it borrowed a long-term bank loan of $100,000 to facilitate further expansion. finally, the company spent $50,000 on advertising its latest brand of footwear in the market. {lol i guessed its "it borrowed a long-term bank loan of $100,000 to facilitate further expansion" and thats correct}

bradford, inc., expects to sell 9,000 ceramic vases for $21 each. direct materials costs are $3, direct manufacturing labor is $12, and manufacturing overhead is $3 per vase. the following inventory levels apply to 2019: beginning inventory ending inventory direct materials 3,000 units 3,000 units work-in-process inventory 0 units 0 units finished goods inventory 300 units 500 units what are the 2019 budgeted production costs for direct materials, direct manufacturing labor, and manufacturing overhead, respectively?

Which curve shows increasing opportunity cost as you give up more of one option? demand curve bow-shaped curve yield curve indifference curve