"M&N, a leading cosmetic company, recently launched a test marketing initiative for its line of cosmetics for preteens between the ages of 9 and 14 years. To promote the product, its marketing team undertook a campaign where it invited groups of preteens to try out the cosmetics in malls and conducted a session to obtain feedback from them. The feedback from the preteens helped the team understand the ideas that these preteens had about their products. Which of the following methods of collecting data did the marketing team of M&N utilize in this scenario?"a) Observational Researchb) Focus Groupc) Mathematical Modellingd) Experiemental Research

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Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no

Indicate whether each of the following companies is primarily a service, merchandise, or manufacturing business. if you are unfamiliar with the company, use the internet to locate the company's home page or use the finance web site of yahoo. 1. alcoa inc. 2. boeing 3. caterpillar 4. citigroup inc. 5. cvs 6. dow chemical company 7. ebay inc. 8. fedex 9. ford motor company 10. gap inc. 11. h& r block 12. hilton hospitality, inc. 13. procter & gamble 14. suntrust 15. walmart stores, inc.