As a small business owner, Tanika can't afford to provide her employees with the high wages and benefits offered by big corporations. One way to retain her employees and create a high level of motivation would be to:

A. constantly communicate with them that "at least they have a job."

B. adopt a policy of promoting workers who have been employed the longest.

C. empower her employees to develop their own ideas.

D. hire only family members, since they are more loyal.

Uppose stanley's office supply purchases 50,000 boxes of pens every year. ordering costs are $100 per order and carrying costs are $0.40 per box. moreover, management has determined that the eoq is 5,000 boxes. the vendor now offers a quantity discount of $0.20 per box if the company buys pens in order sizes of 10,000 boxes. determine the before-tax benefit or loss of accepting the quantity discount. (assume the carrying cost remains at $0.40 per box whether or not the discount is taken.)

Answer the following questions using the information below: southwestern college is planning to hold a fund raising banquet at one of the local country clubs. it has two options for the banquet: option one: crestview country club a. fixed rental cost of $1,000 b. $12 per person for food option two: tallgrass country club a. fixed rental cost of $3,000 b. $8.00 per person for food southwestern college has budgeted $1,800 for administrative and marketing expenses. it plans to hire a band which will cost another $800. tickets are expected to be $30 per person. local business supporters will donate any other items required for the event. which option has the lowest breakeven point?

Each month, business today publishes a news piece about an innovative product, service, or business. such soft news is generally written by a freelance business writer and is known as a