Five-step decision-making process, manufacturing. madison foods makes frozen dinners that it sells through grocery stores. typical products include turkey, pot roast, fried chicken, and meatloaf. the managers at madison have recently proposed a line of frozen chicken pies. they take the following actions to decide whether to launch the line. a. madison’s test kitchen prepares a number of possible recipes for a consumer focus group. b. sales managers estimate they will sell more chicken pies in their eastern sales territory than in their western sales territory. c. managers discuss the possibility of introducing a new chicken pie. d. managers compare actual labor costs of making chicken pies with their budgeted costs. e. profits from selling chicken pies are budgeted. f. the company decides to introduce a new chicken pie. g. to decide whether to introduce a new chicken pie, the company researches the price and quality of competing chicken pies

To be able to better compare stock performance within the same industry, similar companies are grouped into? a)market sectors b) industry blocks c) performance sectors d) average earning blocks

mark, a civil engineer, entered into a contract with david. as per the contract, mark agreed to design and build a house for david for a specified fee. mark provided david with an estimation of the total cost and the contract was mutually agreed upon. however, during construction, when mark increased the price due to a miscalculation on his part, david refused to pay the amount. this scenario is an example of a mistake.

(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