Arecent industry report concluded that the global demand for the good x is expected to increase. based on the demand projections given in the report colaba, a firm that produces and sells x, is contemplating hiring more labor to increase production. maria williams and christopher lockhart, both stock market analysts, are discussing the prospects of the firm. maria thinks that colaba is a good stock to buy because she expects their profits to increase. christopher's opinion differs. he says that an increase in colaba's workforce will only increase the wage bill and reduce its profits. which of the following, if true, would weaken christopher's argument that colaba's profits will fall?
a. employee turnover in colaba's research and development team has always been higher than the industry average
b. the growth in colaba's earnings has declined in the last few quarters
c. colaba recently restructured the shop floor layout which reduced the production cycle and the percentage of defective units
d. colaba follows an assembly line method of production that is efficient o e. the distribution network for good x is highly fragmented

An electronics store is running a promotion where for every video game purchased, the customer receives a coupon upon checkout to purchase a second game at a 50% discount. the coupons expire in one year. the store normally recognized a gross profit margin of 40% of the selling price on video games. how would the store account for a purchase using the discount coupon?

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.

The chromosome manufacturing company produces two products, x and y. the company president, jean mutation, is concerned about the fierce competition in the market for product x. she notes that competitors are selling x for a price well below chromosome's price of $13.50. at the same time, she notes that competitors are pricing product y almost twice as high as chromosome's price of $12.50.ms. mutation has obtained the following data for a recent time period: product x product y number of units 11,000 3,000 direct materials cost per unit $3.23 $3.09 direct labor cost per unit $2.22 $2.10 direct labor hours 10,000 3,500 machine hours 2,100 1,800 inspection hours 80 100 purchase orders 10 30ms. mutation has learned that overhead costs are assigned to products on the basis of direct labor hours. the overhead costs for this time period consisted of the following items: overhead cost item amount inspection costs $16,200 purchasing costs 8,000 machine costs 49,000 total $73,200using direct labor hours to allocate overhead costs determine the gross margin per unit for product x. choose the best answer from the list below.a. $1.93b. $3.12c. $7.38d. $2.43e. $1.73using activity-based costing for overhead allocation, determine the gross margin per unit for product y. choose best answer from list below.a. $10.07b. ($2.27)c. ($5.23)d. ($7.02)e. $7.02