Quinn inc. has a number of divisions. one division, style, makes zippers that are used in the manufacture of boots. another division, leatherstuff, makes boots that use the zippers and needs 90,000 zippers per year. style incurs the following costs for one zipper: direct materials $0.23 direct labor 0.20 variable overhead 0.95 fixed overhead 1.32 total $2.70 quinn has capacity to make 950,000 zippers per year, but due to a soft market, only plans to produce and sell 620,000 zippers next year. leatherstuff currently buys zippers from an outside supplier for $3.50 each (the same price that style receives). assume that style and leatherstuff have agreed on a transfer price of $3.25. what are the total cost savings for leatherstuff?

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?