Trends and challenges affecting you in the information ageworkplace
the modern business world is dynamic. success will depend on your ability to adapt to the transformations currently occurring throughout the business world.
examine the following scenarios, and identify the trend that affects the workplace.
erin works for a company that manufactures outdoor gear. last month she and five other employees worked as a group to address customer issues with a tent currently on the market. this month she’s working with a new group to figure out how the company can target products to younger customers.

a. increasingly diverse workforce
b. teaming
c. innovative communication technologies

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?