1. The difference between contribution margin and income from operations is___. a. net income.
b. variable costs.
c. fixed costs.
d. one of these choices are correct.
2. A company's operating leverage is computed as:.
a. contribution margin divided by income from operations.
b. profit margin divided by net income.
c. revenue divided by expenses.
d. none of these choices are correct.
3. The is the relative distribution of sales among the products sold by a company.
a. sales mix.
b. mixed cost.
c. product mix.
d. none of these choices are correct.
4. The unit selling price of the overall enterprise product equals the.
a. average selling price of the products.
b. price of the highest-selling product in the mix.
c. sum of the unit selling prices of each product multiplied by its sales mix percentage.
d. price of the product with the lowest selling price.

Select the correct answer. sarah works in a coffee house where she is responsible for keying in customer orders. a customer orders snacks and coffee, but later, cancels th snacks, saying she wants only coffee. at the end of the day, sarah finds that there is a mismatch in the snack items ordered. which term suggest data has been violated? a. security b. integrity c. adding d. reliability e. reporting

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

When cell phones were first entering the market, they were relatively large and reception was undependable. all cell phones were essentially the same. but as the technology developed, many competitors entered, introducing features unique to their phones. today, cell phones are only a small fraction of the size and weight of their predecessors. consumers can buy cell phones with color screens, cameras, internet access, daily planners, or voice activation (and any combination of these features). the history of the cell phone demonstrates what marketing trend?