John deere does very little promoting of its lawn mowers and garden tractors to final consumers. instead, john deere's sales force works with lowe's, home depot, independent dealers, and other channel members, who in turn sell john deere products to final consumers. according to this information, which of the following promotion mix strategies is being used by john deere? a) public relations strategyb) direct marketing strategyc) push strategyd) blitz strategye) pull strategy

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)