Oakley, a freshman just starting college, hasn't decided on his major. he is looking into operations management and is also exploring job opportunities in this field. which of the following statements about jobs for operations management majors is most accurate? if he majors in operations management, oakley will
a. have limited job opportunities because operations management positions are only available in the slowly growing manufacturing sector. b. acquire skills and knowledge that are valuable to firms in both the manufacturing and service sectors. c. have plenty of job offers, but they will mainly be in low wage positions in the service sector. d. find plenty of employment opportunities in the government and education, but not very many in the private sector.

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.