Capital-intensive industries and businesses tend to utilize which type of pricing methodology? A. Target pricing B. Return on investment C. Markup pricing D. Prestige pricing

question 10
Disicc briefly level strategy of production plan4

question 16
describe the responsibilities of the Tactical hierarchy of operations management

An employee is fired for writing a letter to the newspaper complaining about the employer’s merchandise return policies and general treatment of customers.

a. Legal or illegal?

b. Why?

An employee is fired for telephoning the health department about the employer’s food storage and preparation practices.

a. Legal or illegal?

b. Why?

Determining Discrimination

Although discrimination still occurs in society today, the legal system in the United States has taken several steps to limit and prevent the number of instances in which this occurs. First, the legal system provides protection for individuals who have experienced disparate treatment, or have been dealt with differently in selection or employment settings due to their demographic characteristics. Second, laws against disparate impact, or unintentionally having hiring practices that affect members of a protected group, have been enacted to protect minorities. A four-fifths or standard deviation rule is used to determine if adverse impact has taken place. Lastly, reasonable accommodation has been emphasized by the legal system in making facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities or observing religious practices. In this exercise, please read the mini-case and answer the questions that follow. Gloria Santiago, a Latin American woman, overheard two of her male co-workers boasting about the promotions they had just received to district sales managers. When Gloria complained to her boss about not receiving the same promotion, he told her the men were among the company's top salespeople and the company had to offer them a higher position to keep them from joining one of the company's competitors. Gloria was not satisfied with this response as she had been working hard all year to reach high sales figures. She decided to check the archival data the company stored on each employee's sales. She discovered that although one of the men had sold more than she had, Gloria actually had almost exactly the same sales numbers as the other salesman. She went back to her boss to reveal her findings and he told her that since most of the customers were male, he felt as though having men in the district sales manager positions was necessary because it would help build rapport and enhance sales in those areas. After hearing this news, Gloria listed several instances of women in district sales manager positions who had succeeded despite serving mostly a male clientele.

1). What type of discrimination was taking place in this situation?

A). Race

B). Age

C). Religion

D). Sex

2). It seems as though the manager was behaving differently to the men because of their gender. This is referred to as

A). Disparate Treatment

B). Reasonable Accommodation

C). Sexual Harassment

D). The Four-Fifths Rule

3).Gloria has the burden of proving the manager has committed an illegal act. She can do this by demonstrating all of the following EXCEPT

A). That someone filled the position with similar qualifications

B). That she was qualified for the promotion

C). That she belongs to the Latino American community which is a protected group

D). That she was rejected for the promotion despite her qualifications

4). When the boss stated that he thought being male was a necessary qualification for the promotion because the customers were mostly male, he was trying to argue that this was a

A). Disparate Impact

B). Prima Facie

C). Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

D). Reasonable Accommodation

5). After the boss provided the reasoning for his employment decision, Gloria cited examples of women in district sales manager positions. She was trying to demonstrate that his reason was actually a ____________ for the actual decision.

A). pretext

B). mixed motive

C). reasonable accommodation

D). prima facie

"Cultural Relativism and Human Rights" Please respond to the following: In King’s speech, he claimed: “America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.” Then proclaimed: “So we have come to cash this check…” Most people recognize that he was not talking about money, but he was talking about certain human rights that should be granted to all U.S. citizens. Discuss at least two of those rights and comment on the extent to which you believe those rights have been provided for citizens of color in today’s America. Provide reasons and examples to support your view. Most people who have heard or read this speech agree that it is eloquent, passionate, and persuasive. Could a moral relativist have been as eloquent and persuasive? Provide a rationale for your views.

Costs of retailer selling a quintal of mango Sorting and grading 200 Transportation 300 Loading and unloading 100 Charges towards labor 100 Misc. charges 150 Consumer purchased 1 kilogram of mango for $4. Retailer purchased one quintal of mango for $200 Calculate PERCENTAGE MARKETING margin of retailer for one kilogram of Mango NOTE: PLEASE ANSWER ACCURATELY ONLY IF YOU KNOW. I AM GETTING LOT OF WRONG ANSWERS ON CHEGG. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE THEN LEAVE IT.

Strategic Types & HRM Needs Michael Porter has identified two primary ways that companies compete within an industry: on cost and on differentiation. Companies' profit margins are calculated as the difference between the price they charge for an item and the costs they incur to produce that product. All else equal, the higher the price charged or the lower the costs incurred, the higher the profit. The two "generic strategies" focus on each respective aspect of profitability. Companies with a differentiation strategy attempt to convince consumers that their product is unique in some way or ways that justifies paying a higher price. Companies with a cost leadership strategy attempt to find ways to lower the costs incurred per unit below competitors'. In this exercise, you will gain a better understanding of the two generic strategies as well as the HRM needs for the two strategy types. Read the case below and answer the questions that follow. Pam is an entrepreneur who loves animals and is interested in starting a company that makes clothing—hats, sweaters, boots, etc.—for household pets. Even though there is a good deal of competition in this market, Pam believes that many of the companies in this industry are positioned with differentiation strategies at the premium end of the market, creating the opportunity for a company to do well with a cost leadership strategy. Pam is weighing several options for her business, both strategic issues and issues specific to HRM. Help her make the decisions that best fit with her cost leadership strategy

1). What should Pam's production strategy be?

A). She should hand-make the clothing at home to ensure quality.

B). She should have a number of production facilities around the country to be closer to her customers.

C). She should have one centrally located facility to achieve economies of scale.

2). What attitude toward risk should her employees have?

A). Risk seeking

B). Risk averse

c). Risk neutral

3).What attributes should her compensation system have?

A). High pay differentials between superiors and subordinates

B). Medium pay differentials between superiors and subordinates

C). Low pay differentials between superiors and subordinates

4). Pam should emphasize rewards for employees who come up with ideas for __________.

A). new product lines

B). cutting costs

C).better customer service

Analyze Harley Davidson's "close-to-the-customer" philosophy. Do you like the way that they want to incorporate management participation? What are some things you would change? Do you have any other creative ideas to incorporate this philosophy in Harley Davidson's marketing strategies?

These questions are based off of the case study Building Brand Community on the Harley-Davidson Posse Ride

1) List the 4 reasons Sustainability is important to Companies.

2) Should there be a tax on electronic goods to help with e-waste recycling and why?

Beyond the lemonade stand: Sustaining a new social venture

1. What is a calling and how do you find it?
2. How can you complement an intuitive response to social needs with a methodological
approach to social entrepreneurship?
3. How are new social ventures sustained?

In 2016, a young South African left her secure office job to pursue her passion for social entrepreneurship in the youth development field. She had been volunteering with street children, but she wanted to do more by drawing on her entrepreneurial experience from high school and university. She followed her passion, and experienced a number of challenges, but also early successes over her first four years of social entrepreneurship, including the formation of her social business, Beyond the Lemonade Stand. Business was steady but she struggled with getting the commitment needed in poor township schools to make the program a success. She began to question the core purpose of her organization and wondered if she would be better off pursuing opportunities offered by middle-class and private schools that wanted her services.

Anthony Wilson-Prangley is affiliated with University of Pretoria.

Learning Objective

The case is aimed at early-phase social entrepreneurs and those interested in the field. It is intended to be used in the opening few sessions of a course on social entrepreneurship at the undergraduate or graduate level. After completion of the case, students will have explored the following questions: What is a calling and how do you find it? How can you complement an intuitive response to social needs with a methodical approach to social entrepreneurship? How are new social ventures sustained?

Why should organisations have comprehensive risk assessment procedures?

Spotlight on McDonald’s—Franchise Termination. J.C., Inc., had a franchise agreement with McDonald’s Corp. to operate McDonald’s restaurants in Lancaster, Ohio. The agreement required J.C. to make monthly payments of certain percentages of gross sales to McDonald’s. If any payment was more than thirty days late, McDonald’s had the right to terminate the franchise. The agreement also stated that even if McDonald’s accepted a late payment, that would not “constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.” From time to time, McDonald’s accepted J.C.’s late payments, but when J.C. defaulted on one particular payment, McDonald’s gave notice of thirty days to comply or surrender possession of the restaurants. J.C. missed the deadline. McDonald’s demanded that J.C. vacate the restaurants, but J.C. refused. McDonald’s alleged that J.C. had violated the franchise agreement. J.C. claimed that McDonald’s had breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Which party should prevail, and why?

Give a research proposal for a dairy industry strategy to penetrate new market.

Case Study Toys-4-Children Ltd (T4C) manufactures and sells children’s toys in Australia. The company currently faces the following core issues and challenges: • T4C aims to introduce a new product – ‘Gold Fish’ – and it needs to develop some preliminary cost estimates. • T4C faces increasing competition from new competitors who are importing children’s toys from China and selling them at low prices in the Australian market. • T4C is struggling with decision making and control over operations in the highly competitive and innovative market environment. Required: 1. Identify and critically discuss the management accounting tools and techniques you would apply to develop cost estimates for the new product. 2. Identify and discuss what you think should be the salient features of T4C’s business strategy to effectively deal with its competitors. 3. What recommendations could be made to T4C to develop efficient decision making and control systems to ensure its sustainability in the highly competitive and innovative market environment?

please take a reference from Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 3rd Edition

Using the internet, look at potential franchises. If you HAD TO CHOOSE one, which would you pick? Why? Write a 1-2 page essay on why you chose the franchise