A company's environment consists of both a microenvironment and a macroenvironment — forces outside of marketing that affect a marketing manager's decision making. The microenvironment includes forces close to a company, whereas the macroenvironment consists of the larger societal factors that affect the microenvironment and the company.

Discuss ways that oracle could provide client customers with the ability to form better relationships with customers.

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6

How does cobley connect the ideas of brands and force? what is his point about brands? 2. do consumers act in the ways that they say they do? why or why not? what is the lesson for marketing in this? 3. why do brands need to be careful about not making mistakes? 4. do companies have control over their brands in today's world? why or why not? 5. the video shows how physics can improve marketing. think of a specific insight or idea from a field other than business and discuss how this idea or insight could you as an entrepreneur. entrepreneurship as problem-solving < - your second lab link 1. how did elk become an entrepreneurship? 2. why is problem-solving important in entrepreneurship? 3. do you think you are a problem-solver? why or why not?