New smoke wants to market its cigarettes to young adults, so it decides to create an ad using an attractive celebrity couple. by using well-known, high-status people to influence its audience and deliver its message, the company is using the route of persuasion to increase cigarette sales.

Jordan, inc. sells fireworks. the company’s marketing director developed the following cost of goods sold budget for april, may, june, and july. april may june july budgeted cost of goods sold $62,000 $72,000 $82,000 $88,000 jordan had a beginning inventory balance of $3,000 on april 1 and a beginning balance in accounts payable of $14,600. the company desires to maintain an ending inventory balance equal to 15 percent of the next period’s cost of goods sold. jordan makes all purchases on account. the company pays 65 percent of accounts payable in the month of purchase and the remaining 35 percent in the month following purchase. required prepare an inventory purchases budget for april, may, and june. determine the amount of ending inventory jordan will report on the end-of-quarter pro forma balance sheet. prepare a schedule of cash payments for inventory for april, may, and june. determine the balance in accounts payable jordan will report on the end-of-quarter pro forma balance sheet.

Lauer corporation uses the periodic inventory system and has provided the following information about one of its laptop computers: date transaction number of units cost per unit 1/1 beginning inventory 210 $ 910 5/5 purchase 310 $ 1,010 8/10 purchase 410 $ 1,110 10/15 purchase 255 $ 1,160 during the year, lauer sold 1,025 laptop computers. what was cost of goods sold using the lifo cost flow assumption?

Which of the following is true of the strategy of planned and unplanned change in global marketing? a) cultural congruence involves deliberately changing certain aspects of culture to meet marketing goals.b) all marketing efforts require planned or unplanned change in order to be accepted.c) planned change involves marketing products similar to the ones already on the market.d) the first step in bringing about planned change in a society is to remove obstacles for acceptance of a product.e) social planners gained the acceptance of protein-rich diets among the peoples of underdeveloped societies using the strategy of planned change.