Pple is known for its innovation. it conducts in-depth marketing research to determine what customers want. its electronic devices are constantly upgraded so customers can purchase the newest models. the company creates buzz around its product offerings by discussing the product months before it is launched. this anticipation builds up until the product is launched, resulting in wide-scale sales that often result in stores selling out of the newest product. refer to scenario 1.2. from the information provided about apple and its marketing strategies, apple most likely embraces a

Which of the following statements is true? a. financial investment refers to the creation and expansion of business enterprisesb. economic investment refers to the creation and expansion of business enterprisesc. economic investment refers to the purchase of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estated. both economic and financial investment refer to the purchase of assets such as stocks, bonds, and real estate

Prairie, inc. produces one single product. it has an annual capacity of 10,000 units, but currently uses only 80% of it. each unit is sold for $50 and requires direct material worth $30 and direct labor worth $5. manufacturing overhead cost is $10 per unit of which 70% is variable. should a special order to sell 1,000 units at $44 be accepted? yes no

The monthly sales for yazici​ batteries, inc., were as​ follows: month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sept oct nov dec sales 19 20 17 12 11 18 16 17 19 22 21 24 this exercise contains only parts b and c. ​b) the forecast for the next month​ (jan) using the naive method​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to a whole​ number). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 3-month moving average approach​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 6-month weighted average with weights of 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.20​, 0.20​, and 0.30​, where the heaviest weights are applied to the most recent month​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place). using exponential smoothing with alpha ​= 0.40 and a september forecast of 21.00​, the forecast for the next period​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). using a method of trend​ projection, the forecast for the next month​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). ​c) the method that can be used for making a forecast for the month of march is ▾ a 3-month moving average a 6-month weighted moving average exponential smoothing the naive method a trend projection .