Tennies Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During November, the clinic budgeted for 3,800 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,790 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November: Data used in budgeting: Fixed element per month Variable element per client-visit Revenue - $ 36.40 Personnel expenses $ 30,500 $ 11.40 Medical supplies 1,700 6.80 Occupancy expenses 8,600 2.90 Administrative expenses 6,900 0.20 Total expenses $ 47,700 $ 21.30 Actual results for November: Revenue $ 138,146 Personnel expenses $ 73,672 Medical supplies $ 28,292 Occupancy expenses $ 19,101 Administrative expenses $ 7,427 The activity variance for personnel expenses in November would be closest to:

Uppose the book-printing industry is competitive and begins in a long-run equilibrium. then hi-tech printing company invents a new process that sharply reduces the cost of printing books. suppose hi-tech's patent prevents other firms from using the new technology. which of the following statements are true about what happens in the short run? check all that apply. hi-tech's average-total-cost curve shifts downward. hi-tech's profits increase. the price of books remains the same. hi-tech's marginal-cost curve remains the same.

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.