The executive director of operations has assigned joe tanney the role of team leader for a high priority project. the task is to generate a proposal for streamlining the antiquated blueprint generation process. each office is at different stages of computerization, with different teams preferring different technologies for particular tasks. this makes everything more complex – from collaboration to revisions to cost and time management, and is having a serious impact on the company’s bottom line. the team includes rosa denson, cheng jing, and simon mahoney.

the team in the video is assigned a specific project and is asked to finish it in a given time. what type of team does this represent?
a. command groups
b. task forces
c. self-managed work teams
d. research and development teams
e. top management teams

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.

You decided to charge $100 for your new computer game, but people are not buying it. what could you do to encourage people to buy your game?

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)