A. Vending Machine is a nonstore retailer
<h3>Betsy’s gross earnings for January period is $1,140
</h3><h3>Betsy’s net pay for January period is $966.79
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Explanation:
- Betsy Strand’s regular hourly wage rate = $24
- Betsy Strand’s hourly rate for work in excess of 40 hours = $36
- Betsy works during a January pay period = 45 hours.
- Betsy's pay for January period = $24 * 40 + $36 * 5
- Betsy's pay for January period = $1,140
Betsy’s gross earnings for January period is $1,140
- Betsy’s federal income tax withholding = $86
- FICA tax rate = 7.65%.
- Betsy’s FICA Taxes Payable = $1,140 * (7.65 / 100)
- Betsy’s FICA Taxes Payable = $87.21
- Betsy’s net pay for January period = Gross earnings - Federal income tax withholding - FICA Taxes
- Betsy’s net pay for January period = $1,140 - $86 - $87.21
- Betsy’s net pay for January period = $966.79
Betsy’s net pay for January period is $966.79
Answer:
b. The competitive pressures associated with rivalry among competing sellers in the industry for buyer patronage.
Explanation:
The Porter’s five forces of competition is a framework developed by Michael E. Porter in 1979, it is used to measure and analyze an organization's competitiveness in a business environment.
The Porter's five forces of competition framework are:
1. The bargaining power of suppliers.
2. The bargaining power of customers.
3. Threat posed by substitute products.
4. Threats posed by new entrants.
5. Threats posed by existing rivals in the industry.
The most powerful of the five competitive forces is usually the competitive pressures associated with rivalry among competing sellers in the industry for buyer patronage. When the amount of competitors (sellers), as well as the quantity of goods and services they provide are large, the lesser their competitive strengths or advantage in the market because the customers have a large pool of finished goods and services to choose from and vice-versa.
Given:
<span>Fact 1: During contract negotiations, BB’s sales representative promised that the system was “A-1” and “perfect.”
</span><span>Fact 2: The written contract, which the parties later signed, disclaimed all warranties, express and implied.
</span><span>Fact 3: After installation the computer produced only random numbers and letters, rather than the desired accounting information
The express warranty is given in Fact 1 where the Sales Rep promised that the system was "A-1" and "perfect". There is a breach in express warranty here IF the written contract also expresses the same promises.
However, the written contract </span>disclaimed all warranties, express and implied. AND BOTH PARTIES SIGNED THIS CONTRACT. It implies that the buyer has read through the contract and has agreed with what is written in the contract. Thus, they can't file a suit against BB for breaching an express warranty since the written and signed contract has already disclaimed all warranties.
