Under armour, inc. is an american supplier of sportswear and casual apparel. following are selected financial data for the company for the period 2009â2013.2009 2010 2011 2012 2013profit margin (%) 5.6 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.1 retention ratio (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 asset turnover (x) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 financial leverage (x) 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.9 growth rate in sales (%) 18.7 24.8 39.0 25.2 27.7 calculate under armourâs annual sustainable growth rate for the years 2009 through 2013. (round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Acompany that adapts its product mix to meet the needs of a new market is using which of the following global marketing strategies market development diversification strategy product development undiversified

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?