This news segment comes at a time when alibaba was preparing to offer its stock to investors through the new york stock exchange. the company will raise funds through this process. this is important for the future of alibaba's corporate-level strategy because:

a. the company will have to change its strategy to spend more money and become larger to support stockholders.

b. the company can only have business-level strategies once it is a member of the nyse.

c. free cash flow is utilized to fund a diversification strategy and having additional funds could support future investments.

d. shareholders can provide unlimited funds without restrictions or input on corporate strategy.

Allen's office department manufactures computer desks in its​ moosejaw, saskatchewan, plant. the company uses activity based costing to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs​ (direct labour and manufacturing​ overhead). its activities and related data​ follow: ​(click the icon to view the activity areas and related​ data.) requirements 1. compute the​ per-unit manufacturing product cost of standard desks and unpainted desks. 2. premanufacturing​ activities, such as product​ design, were assigned to the standard desks at $ 5 each and to the unpainted desks at $ 2 each. similar analyses were conducted of postmanufacturing​ activities, such as​ distribution, marketing, and customer service. the postmanufacturing costs were $ 31 per standard and $ 26 per unpainted desk. compute the full product costs per desk. 3. which product costs are reported in the external financial​ statements? which costs are used for management decision​ making? explain the difference. 4. what price should allen's managers set for standard desks to earn a $ 52 profit per​ desk?