Which of the following applies to a marketing intermediary located in Michigan who buys brand name toothpaste from 10 different manufacturers, consolidates offerings, and then resells the various brands to 500 supermarkets in Georgia? a. facilitate the production of products without direct customer feedback.
b. help a company develop a direct channel selling system.
c. buy small quantities of products from producers and break them down into narrow assortments for customers.
d. increase the amount of work that must be done by producers and consumers.
e. transform the assortments of products made by producers into the assortments wanted by consumers

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?

Abbington company has a manufacturing facility in brooklyn that manufactures robotic equipment for the auto industry. for year 1, abbingtonabbington collected the following information from its main production line: actual quantity purchased-200 units, actual quantity used-110 units, units standard quantity-100 units, actual price paid-$8 per unit, standard price-$10 per unit. atlantic isolates price variances at the time of purchase. what is the materials price variance for year 1? 1. $400 favorable. 2. $400 unfavorable. 3. $220 favorable. 4. $220 unfavorable.