A manufacturer of tiling grout has supplied the following data: Kilograms produced and sold 390,000 Sales revenue$1,860,000 Variable manufacturing expense$951,000 Fixed manufacturing expense$248,000 Variable selling and administrative expense$333,000 Fixed selling and administrative expense$214,000 Net operating income$114,000 The company's contribution margin ratio is closest to: Multiple Choice 48.9% 82.1% 31.0% 75.2%

The u.s. stock market has returned an average of about 9% per year since 1900. this return works out to a real return (i.e., adjusted for inflation) of approximately 6% per year. if you invest $100,000 and you earn 6% a year on it, how much real purchasing power will you have in 30 years?

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)

Using the smith's bbq report, the cost of wine for next week will increase by 2% from the current week. if all other cost of sales stays constant, what will be the approximate total cost of sales for next week?