(10 pts) topgun records and several movie studios have decided to sign a revenue-sharing contract for dvds. each dvd costs the studio $3 to produce. the dvd will be sold to topgun for $4. topgun in turn prices a dvd at $25 and forecasts demand to be normally distributed, with a mean of 9,000 and a standard deviation of 3,000. any unsold dvds are discounted to $2, and all sell at this price. topgun will share 40 percent of the revenue with the studio, keeping 60 percent for itself.
a) how many dvds should topgun order?
b) how many dvds does topgun expect to sell at a discount?
c) what is the profit that topgun expects to make?
d) what is the profit that the studio expects to make?

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Throne technical university is looking for three people to work in its plant-biology laboratory. the hiring manager is finding that the most suitable job candidates live in other countries and are not willing to move to the city where the university is located. which situation is the university facing? a. lack of flexible workforce b. surpluses in labor talent c. an appearance of quota systems d. deficits in minimum wage demands

Bridge building company estimates that it will incur $1,200,000 in overhead costs for the year. additionally, the company estimates 50,000 direct labor hours will be spent building custom walking bridges for the year at a total direct labor cost of $600,000. what is the predetermined overhead rate for bridge building company if direct labor costs are to be used as an allocation base?