Ruby is the manager of a mid-sized company that provides website development and online content management for small businesses. Within the last year, Ruby has noticed an increase in turnover. During exit interviews with the employees who quit, many of them said the job did not provide them with the work-life balance they needed. Based on these exit interviews, which of the following changes could Ruby make to best prevent additional turnover? a. Increase overtime opportunities so that employees can earn extra pay b. Redecorate and refurnish employee offices so that they have a more pleasant work environment c. Offer increased opportunities for flexible scheduling and telecommuting d. Provide weekend training seminars to employees so that they can further develop their skills and careers

Easel manufacturing budgeted fixed overhead costs of $ 1.50 per unit at an anticipated production level of 1 comma 350 units. in july easel incurred actual fixed overhead costs of $ 4 comma 700 and actually produced 1 comma 300 units. what is easel's fixed overhead budget variance for july?

Recently, verizon wireless ran a pricing trial in order to estimate the elasticity of demand for its services. the manager selected three states that were representative of its entire service area and increased prices by 5 percent to customers in those areas. one week later, the number of customers enrolled in verizon's cellular plans declined 4 percent in those states, while enrollments in states where prices were not increased remained flat. the manager used this information to estimate the own-price elasticity of demand and, based on her findings, immediately increased prices in all market areas by 5 percent in an attempt to boost the company's 2016 annual revenues. one year later, the manager was perplexed because verizon's 2016 annual revenues were 10 percent lower than those in 2015"the price increase apparently led to a reduction in the company's revenues. did the manager make an error? yes - the one-week measures show demand is inelastic, so a price increase will decrease revenues. yes - the one-week measures show demand is elastic, so a price increase will reduce revenues. yes - cell phone elasticity is likely much larger in the long-run than the short-run. no - the cell phone market must have changed between 2011 and 2012 for this price increase to lower revenues.

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst