A New Business Roy Micky wants to open a new nakamal (kava bar) in port villa. He knows he is entering a highly competitive market but is determined to give it a ago as it is something his family have always wanted.

There are 96 other Nakamals in port vila that Roy will have to compete with. In addition to this, he does not have an established presence in the market. There are just 2 of his concerns. The others are required to come from you.

1) List and justify (from an operations perspective) 5 key things that he should consider in setting up his business. In answering this question, this of the different chapters that have ccomprised this course - you should get a point from each chapter. 20 marks

NB : This question is asking for 5 points of concern - each carries 4 marks.​

All else being equal, which is true about a firm with high operating leverage relative to a firm with low operating leverage? select one: a. a higher percentage of the high operating leverage firm's costs are fixed. b. the high operating leverage firm is exposed to less risk. c. the debt payments limit the high operating leverage firm's opportunities to turn a big profit. d. the high operating leverage firm has more debt.

Your assessment tool contains rich data about child progress in language and literacy but no details to explain the differences between children. you decide to: a. replace the tool with another b. analyze the data using factors such as language, ability, and participation rates c. review your anecdotal notations regarding language and literacy development d. talk with families about what they are seeing at home

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)