Downhill Boards (DB), a producer of snowboards, is evaluating a new process for applying the finish to its snowboards. Durable Finish Company (DFC) has offered to apply the finish for $175,000 in fixed costs and a unit variable cost of $0.65. Downhill Boards currently incurs a fixed annual cost of $120,000 and has a variable…

1. Gabriela Manufacturing must decide whether to insource or outsource a new toxic-free miracle carpet cleaner that works with its Miracle Carpet Cleaning Machine. If it decides to insource the product, the process would incur $325,000 of annual fixed costs and $1.50 per unit of variable costs. If it is outsourced, a supplier has offered…

Review Case 5: Case 5-Reliability of Smart Cards. Following your review, identify the following and submit your answers in a Word document:  Summarize the case Summarize the problem Describe the solution Discuss your thoughts on how well the solution addressed the problem and if you might have looked at the problem from another angle.

Please explain why it is important for companies to develop a strategy? (3pts)Please name and explain the five strategic approaches that a company may pursue. (5pts)a.b.c.d.e.Describe what is required for companies to have a successful strategy. (3pts)Discuss which individuals are responsible for establishing corporate strategy and what role do these individual play? (2pts)Explain the purpose…

Our discussion topic concerns the calculation of stock values using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). Explain the CAPM model. The textbook provides a list of betas for a selection of stocks. Choose two firms from that list and discuss whether the betas are what you would expect. Be sure to explain why or why…

Why is it important for the FTC to govern advertising? Provide at least 2 points to support your answer. Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts. To receive full credit, remember to write 2 posts in the discussion: one original and one response to another student. Your original should be…

 Organizations must find the best candidate for a job among a pool of many applicants. Which basic selection criterion do you feel is the most critical in hiring? Give a rationale for your decision along with examples: Education and experience. Skills and abilities. Personal characteristics. Hiring for fit. Part 2) Be sure to respond to…

Best Entertainment has been in business for 30 years. In the first 20 years, they had no problem retaining a majority of the market share for their entertainment offerings including video game rentals, movie rentals, and more recently streaming services. However, over the past 10 years, they’ve struggled to even stay in business. They know…

Question 1 (25 marks) An external auditor analyses the financial information of a company and reports on finding. Explain the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the external auditor. Evaluate how external auditor performs their duties and responsibilities in auditing Aramco company. You need to provide detailed evidence from the annual report of Aramco 2022. Question…

As a manager, explain the importance of understanding the TWO most interesting aspects of our reading material (Pick two topics that you thought were most interesting). Why did you find these topics interesting and HOW does EACH topic relate to one ethical scenario that you have heard about or read about in the news (Exxon…