You own a small but thriving catering business that caters for weddings, parties, and corporate events. Your recent CRM software report revealed that your corporate events have declined 25 percent in the past quarter. The reason for this decline is weakened repeat business from the customer segment. Suggest three steps you could take to understand the problem better. Suggest three marketing initiatives you could implement to win that repeat business.

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?