Suppose the following information: The cost of a full-page color ad in the U. S. national edition of The Wall Street Journal (newspaper) is $327,897 and its U. S. audience size is 1,566,027. The cost of a full-page color ad in the U. S. national edition of USA Today (newspaper) is $207,720 and its U. S. audience size is 1,711,696. The cost of a full-page color ad in the U. S. national edition of Bloomberg Businessweek (magazine) is $148,300 with an audience size of 900,000. The cost of a full-page color ad in the U. S. national edition of Sports Illustrated (magazine) is $396,600 and has an audience size of 3,000,000. The cost of a 30-second ad on the most recent Super Bowl telecast is $3,800,000 and has an audience size of 108,400,000. Using this information, which of the five media alternatives has the lowest CPM? A) The Wall Street Journal
B) USA Today
C) Bloomberg Businessweek
D) Sports Illustrated
E) Super Bowl

Salty sensations snacks company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. the company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: 1 factory depreciation $33,782.00 2 indirect labor 84,456.00 3 factory electricity 8,446.00 4 indirect materials 40,356.00 5 selling expenses 26,900.00 6 administrative expenses 17,200.00 7 total costs $211,140.00 factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. the products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: budgeted volume (cases) processing hours per case tortilla chips 3,600 0.25 potato chips 5,300 0.11 pretzels 2,300 0.49 total 11,200 required: a. determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* b. use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.* * if required, round your answers to the nearest cen

The school cafeteria can make pizza for approximately $0.30 a slice. the cost of kitchen use and cafeteria staff runs about $200 per day. the pizza den nearby will deliver whole pizzas for $9.00 each. the cafeteria staff cuts the pizza into eight slices and serves them in the usual cafeteria line. with no cooking duties, the staff can be reduced by half, for a fixed cost of $75 per day. should the school cafeteria make or buy its pizzas?

Lillypad toys is a manufacturer of educational toys for children. six months ago, the company's research and development division came up with an idea for a unique touchscreen device that can be used to introduce children to a number of foreign languages. three months ago, the company produced a working prototype, and last month the company successfully launched its new device on the commercial market. what should lillypad's managers prepare for next? a. increased competition from imitators b. a prolonged period of uncontested success c. a sharp decline in demand for the product d. a difficult struggle to move from invention to innovation