1. Of the 4 strategic approaches to international markets, which one(s) might be the best for a manufacturing company? a financial services company? or a company like Coke or Pepsi? Thoughts? 2. What strategy option for entering a foreign market might you employ if your firm is technology-centric? 3. What strategy option for entering a foreign market might you use if you were a start-up or smaller firm? 4. Why is the Think Global- Act Local strategy appear to be the best for many companies wishing to go global?

Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe

John and sue smith are a married couple who file a joint income tax return. they have two children, so they claim a total of 4 exemptions (based on calendar year 2015 tax law, a personal exemption of $4,000 per person or dependent can be deducted from total income). in addition, they have legitimate itemized deductions totaling $25,750. their total income from wages is $237,500. what is the couple’s taxable income? $195,750 $221,500 $229,500 $205,750

Although gdp is a reasonably good measure of a nation's output, it does not necessarily include all transactions and production for that nation. which of the following scenarios are either not accounted for or measured inaccurately by either the income or the expenditure methods of calculating gdp for the united states? check all that apply. the value of babysitting services, when the babysitter is paid in cash and the transaction isn't reported to the government the variety of goods available to consumers funds spent by city governments to renovate their buildings the costs of air and water pollution when a u.s. company purchases and imports electronic parts from china to use to produce mp3 players within the united states, this purchase increases the component of gdp while also net exports by the same amount. therefore, the purchase of electronic parts from china causes in us gdp.