Roberta, the computer department manager at IT Mart, is considering whether to use a group to develop a plan to help employees sell extended warranties on technology sales. Roberta should consider having the group make this decision if:

a) it will increase acceptance of the plan.

b) time is of the essence.

c) group members are overly confident about decision making.

d) group members are not knowledgeable and need to learn more.

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.