Awell-designed ais can improve the decision-making function within the organization. which statement below would describe a limitation, rather than a benefit, of an efficient ais?
a. an ais reduces uncertainty, and therefore accounting information can provide a basis for choosing among alternative courses of action.
b. an ais identifies situations requiring management action.
c. an ais provides to its users an abundance of information without any filtering or condensing of such information.
d. an ais provides information about the results of previous decisions which provides decision makers with feedback that can be used in future decision making.

Oliver's company is planning the launch of their hybrid cars. the company has included "never-before-seen" product benefits in the hybrid cars. which type of advertising should oliver's company use for the new cars?

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $