The moving averages method refers to a forecasting method that a. is used when considerable trend, cyclical, or seasonal effects are present. b. uses regression relationship based on past time series values to predict the future time series values. c. relates a time series to other variables that are believed to explain or cause its behavior.

Island novelties, inc., of palau makes two products—hawaiian fantasy and tahitian joy. each product's selling price, variable expense per unit and annual sales volume are as follows:

Vital industries manufactured 2 comma 200 units of its product huge in the month of april. it incurred a total cost of $ 121 comma 000 during the month. out of this $ 121 comma 000, $ 46 comma 000 comprised of direct materials used in the product and the rest was incurred because of the conversion cost involved in the process. ryan had no opening or closing inventory. what will be the total cost per unit of the product, assuming conversion costs contained $ 10 comma 900 of indirect labor?

As the inventor of hypertension medication, onesure pharmaceuticals (osp) inc. was able to reap the benefits of economies of scale due to a large consumer demand for the drug. even when competitors later developed similar drugs after the expiry of osp's patents, regular users did not want to switch because they were concerned about possible side effects. which of the following benefits does this scenario best illustrate? a. first-mover advantages b. social benefits c. network externalities d. fringe benefits