Kramer Enterprises reports year ed information as follows.. Sales (160,000 units) = 960,000 COGS= 640,000 Gross margin= 320,000 Operating expenses= 260,000 Operating income= 60,000

Kramer is developing the 2016 budget. in 2016 the company would like to increase selling prices by 12.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume by 9%. All other operating expesnes are expected to remain constant. Assume that costs of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost..

1. What is the budgeted sales for 2016?

a. 1,080,000...

b. 1,000,000...

c. 982,800...

d. 873,600...

2. What is the budgeted COGS for 2016?

a. 720,000...

b. 582,400...

c. 691,200...

d. 640,000...

3. Should Kramer increase the selling price?

a. Yes, because operating income increases for 2016...

b. Yes, because sales revenue increases for 2016

c. No, because sales volume decreases for 2016...

d. No, because gross margin decreases for 2016...

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Reliability and validity reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. in the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways. unfortunately, being consistent in measurement does not necessarily mean that you have measured something correctly. to illustrate this concept, consider a kitchen scale that would be used to measure the weight of cereal that you eat in the morning. if the scale is not properly calibrated, it may consistently under- or overestimate the amount of cereal that’s being measured. while the scale is highly reliable in producing consistent results (e.g., the same amount of cereal poured onto the scale produces the same reading each time), those results are incorrect. this is where validity comes into play. validity refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure. while any valid measure is by necessity reliable, the reverse is not necessarily true. researchers strive to use instruments that are both highly reliable and valid.

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve