Kraft Foods has established dedicated teams to focus on their business with many of their largest customers. With "Team Kroger," Kraft has combined with Nabisco selling organizations in order to bring more unique shopper insights to Kroger supermarkets. This helps Kroger understand their shoppers and customize their programs to grow even more. At the same time, Kraft has strengthened its
relationship with Kroger by gaining a better understanding of the supermarket's needs and how it can help support Kroger's business objectives concurrently with its own. Each Kraft sales team member is given a statement of his or her individual sales objectives, usually based on sales volume. This is called a(n):
a. sales lead
b. objective report
c. order forecast
d. account report
e. quot

The following accounts appeared in recent financial statements of delta air lines. identify each account as either a balance sheet account or an income statement account. for each balance sheet account, identify it as an asset, a liability, or stockholders' equity. for each income statement account, identify it as a revenue or an expense. item financial statement type of account accounts payable balance sheet advanced payments for equipment balance sheet air traffic liability balance sheet aircraft fuel (expense) income statement aircraft maintenance (expense) income statement aircraft rent (expense) income statement cargo revenue income statement cash balance sheet contract carrier arrangements (expense) income statement flight equipment balance sheet frequent flyer (obligations) balance sheet fuel inventory balance sheet landing fees (expense) income statement parts and supplies inventories balance sheet passenger commissions (expense) income statement passenger revenue income statement prepaid expenses income statement taxes payable balance sheet

Forecasting as a first step in the team’s decision making, it wants to forecast quarterly demand for each of the two types of containers for years 6 to 8. based on historical trends, demand is expected to continue to grow until year 8, after which it is expected to plateau. julie must select the appropriate forecasting method and estimate the likely forecast error. which method should she choose? why? using the method selected, forecast demand for years 6 to 8.

Rossdale co. stock currently sells for $68.91 per share and has a beta of 0.88. the market risk premium is 7.10 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.91 percent annually. the company just paid a dividend of $3.57 per share, which it has pledged to increase at an annual rate of 3.25 percent indefinitely. what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?