Organizational structuring companies have four general issues to consider when attempting to design their organization for responsiveness. these issues include centralization or decentralization, span of control, tall versus flat organization structures, and departmentalization. each characteristic is an advantage or disadvantage of a centralized or decentralized organization. when structuring the organization for market responsiveness, leaders have four general issues to consider. these issues each have advantages and disadvantages. when considering centralization versus decentralization, organizations must consider whether top management should retain greater control. when considering departmentalization, leaders must consider the gains in efficiency versus less communication and groupthink.

Fanning books buys books and magazines directly from publishers and distributes them to grocery stores. the wholesaler expects to purchase the following inventory: april may june required purchases (on account) $ 111,000 $ 131,000 $ 143,000 fanning books accountant prepared the following schedule of cash payments for inventory purchases. fanning books suppliers require that 85 percent of purchases on account be paid in the month of purchase; the remaining 15 percent are paid in the month following the month of purchase. required complete the schedule of cash payments for inventory purchases by filling in the missing amounts. determine the amount of accounts payable the company will report on its pro forma balance sheet at the end of the second quarter.

Why is it vital to maintain a designer worksheet? a. it separates the designs chosen for the season from those rejected by the company. b. it keeps a record of all designs created by the designer for a season. c. it charts out the development of an entire line through the season and beyond. d. it tracks the development of a design along with costing and production details. done

Ardmore farm and seed has an inventory dilemma. they have been selling a brand of very popular insect spray for the past year. they have never really analyzed the costs incurred from ordering and holding the inventory and currently fave a large stock of the insecticide in the warehouse. they estimate that it costs $25 to place an order, and it costs $0.25 per gallon to hold the spray. the annual requirements total 80,000 gallons for a 365 day year.a. assuming that 10,000 gallons are ordered each time an order is placed, estimate the annual inventory costs.b. calculate the eoq.c. given the eoq calculated in part b., how many orders should be placed and what is the average inventory balance? d. if it takes seven days to receive an order from suppliers, at what inventory level should ardmore place another order?