30 points you see a commercial for a new product. it promises you clear skin in 30 days and greater confidence. the company selling the product is using,

a. a claim of higher quality than competing products in price-based competition
b. a claim of higher quality than competing products in non-price competition
c. an emotional appeal in advertising as a method of price-based competition
d. an emotional appeal in advertising as a method of non-price competition

When selecting stock, some financial experts recommend to look at the opening price go with what you know examine the day’s range, earnings per share, and p/e ratio divide the dividend by the asking price

University car wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. the new machines cost $219,000 including installation. the company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $19,500. university car wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,500 total hours. actual use per year was as follows: year hours used 1 3,100 2 1,100 3 1,200 4 2,800 5 2,600 6 1,200 prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the following methods: 1. straight-line. 2. double-declining-balance. 3. activity-based.

Margaret company reported the following information for the current year: net sales $3,000,000 purchases $1,957,000 beginning inventory $245,000 ending inventory $115,000 cost of goods sold 65% of sales industry averages available are: inventory turnover 5.29 gross profit percentage 28% how do the inventory turnover and gross profit percentage for margaret company compare to the industry averages for the same ratios? (round inventory turnover to two decimal places. round gross profit percentage to the nearest percent.)