"Suppose that you are a marketing consultant hired to analyze why a new reality television show failed to attract an audience in spite of the fact that there are at least a half a dozen successful reality shows on broadcast and cable television. Which of the following do you think could be a reason for the show's failure?a. poor product qualityb. insignificant point of difference compared to shows already on the airc. too much knowledge of consumers' television viewing preferencesd. poor execution of the marketing mix

Your uncle is considering investing in a new company that will produce high quality stereo speakers. the sales price would be set at 1.5 times the variable cost per unit; the variable cost per unit is estimated to be $75.00; and fixed costs are estimated at $1,200,000. what sales volume would be required to break even, i.e., to have ebit = zero?

Frost corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (assume all transactions involve cash.) 1) acquired $1,900 of capital from the owners. 2) purchased $435 of direct raw materials. 3) used $290 of these direct raw materials in the production process. 4) paid production workers $490 cash. 5) paid $290 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same). 6) started and completed 250 units of inventory. 7) sold 140 units at a price of $6 each. 8) paid $130 for selling and administrative expenses. the amount of raw material inventory on the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period would be:

John and sue smith are a married couple who file a joint income tax return. they have two children, so they claim a total of 4 exemptions (based on calendar year 2015 tax law, a personal exemption of $4,000 per person or dependent can be deducted from total income). in addition, they have legitimate itemized deductions totaling $25,750. their total income from wages is $237,500. what is the couple’s taxable income? $195,750 $221,500 $229,500 $205,750