Brick Co. has 170,000 shares of common stock outstanding at January 1, year 8. On May 1, year 8, it issued 30,000 additional shares of common stock. Outstanding all year were 12,000 shares of convertible cumulative preferred stock. Each share of the convertible preferred stock, which was dilutive in year 8, is convertible into one share of Bricks common stock. What is the number of shares that Brick should use to calculate year 8 diluted earnings per share

This activity is important because as a marketing manager, you must allocate resources to reach your target market. during the strategic marketing process, managers move through three important phases to determine how to optimally allocate resources: a planning phase, an implementation phase, and an evaluation phase. in this interactive exercise, you are asked to review various strategic marketing actions and determine where in the strategic marketing process the action would occur. the goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the strategic marketing process and related marketing actions.