The men's tie buyer has net sales of $1,440,000, expenses of $504,000, and total reductions of $604,800. The buyer wants a profit of $86,400. What is the initial markup?

As a group is leaving, you ask them if they had a good experience at the restaurant. they mention that they had poor service and their food was cold. a.apologize and ask them to give the restaurant another chance in the future. you tell them that guests usually have a great experience here. b.apologize then ask for the server’s name and immediately notify the manager after they leave. c.apologize for the bad experience and ask them to wait as you call the manager to talk to them. d.apologize for the bad experience and encourage them to complete the customer service survey. this feedback will ensure other guests do not have the same experience.

After discussing the options, the strategic management team has agreed that the pod coffee idea works well with the company's mission statement and decides that the company should move forward in exploring the pod coffee idea. in order to make sure that the pod coffee idea is a good one, and to see if there are other potential future endeavors to pursue, you must analyze the market situation and formulate a strategy. your boss asks you to start working on the pod coffee idea. what is your first stepa. your first step is to formulate a strategy for how to market the pod coffee concept. b. your first step is to consult with your boss and find out what he thinks about the pod coffee idea. c. your first step is to do some research to find out what your competitors are doing. d. your first step is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.