Stuart, the director of a company producing electrical appliances, is preparing to address the sales team to appreciate their performance. When preparing his message for the speech, Stuart should ensure that .

A. the message is geared to the listeners
B. anecdotes are completely avoided
C. the message is driven totally by data
D. sufficient vocal pauses are present

Almost 80% of business owners are clueless about the competition, resulting in a) lost market share and customers. b) needless lawsuits. c) uninspired products. d) lack of perseverance

Moody corporation uses a job-order costing system with a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. at the beginning of the year, the company made the following estimates: machine-hours required to support estimated production 100,000 fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 650,000 variable manufacturing overhead cost per machine-hour $ 3.00 required: 1. compute the plantwide predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, job 400 was started and completed. the following information was available with respect to this job: direct materials $ 450 direct labor cost $ 210 machine-hours used 40

Peppy knows a lot about marketing, but not much about the legal or financial aspects of starting a new business. he wants to consult with a lawyer and accountant, but his budget is tight with all of the expenses involved in getting peppy's pizzazzeria up and running. peppy should: trust his basic instincts and try to put it together without the advice of lawyers and accountants. delay talking with a lawyer and accountant until the business has established a positive cash flow for at least one year. immediately hire full-time lawyers and accountants for his staff. consult with a lawyer and accountant even though the budget is tight.