Acompany's environment consists of both a microenvironment and a macroenvironment — forces outside of marketing that affect a marketing manager's decision making. the microenvironment includes forces close to a company, whereas the macroenvironment consists of the larger societal factors that affect the microenvironment and the company. classify the following six environmental factors as an aspect of either the microenvironment or the macroenvironment. drag and drop each card into the appropriate category and then click submit.
a) bring your tech: more schools are encouraging their students to bring smartphones and tablets to class, which allows learners to find information online rather than in textbooks.
b) media: the low ranking of the colorado school system is getting a lot of coverage in mainstream media and social media.
c) finance department: financial analysts suggest that a 10% cut in expenses is necessary next year to increase gerlach's return on sales.
d) genx: genx's offspring are beginning to enter secondary schools. this generation demands a tech-rich experience for its children.
e) economic downturn: as the economy slows, fewer families can afford to send their kids to private school, resulting in increased public school enrollments.
f) competitors: gerlach faces increasing competition from firms that produce ebooks only.

Match the terms with the appropriate definition. 1. unpaid work done for a person or an organization lifestyle budget 2. any task that is useful volunteer work 3. a state-required legal document giving employees younger than eighteen years old permission to work work 4. a good or service that is desirable but not necessary want 5. wage amount after deductions are withheld net wage 6. lists the costs of items you choose to spend your money on work permit 7. the people who are both able and willing to work

Lo.2, 3, 9 lori, who is single, purchased 5-years class property for $200,00 and 7-years class property for $420,000 on may 20, 2018. lori experts the taxable income derived form the business (without regard to the amount expensed under ⧠179) to be about $550,000. lori has determined that she should elect immediate ⧠179 expensing in the amount of $520,000, but she doesn’t know which asset she should completely expense under ⧠179. she does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. a. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 5-year class asset. b. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 7-year class asset. c. what is your advice for lori? d. assume that lori is in the 24% marginal tax bracket and that she uses ⧠179 on the 7-year asset. determine the present value of the tax savings from the depreciation deductions for both assets. see appendix g for present value factors, and assume a 6% discount rate. e. assume the same facts as in part (d), except that lori decides not to use ⧠179 on either asset. determine the present value of the tax savings under this choice. in addition, determine which option lori should choose. f. present your solution to parts (d) and (e) of the problem in a spreadsheet using appropriate microsoft excel formulas. e-mail your spreadsheet to your instructor with a two-paragraph summary of your findings.

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?