Answer:
The correct answer is the option B: clear financial goals and expectations.
Explanation:
To begin with, before a new product is developed a company must follow a precise protocol in which the marketing mix plan is already established and therefore once that the company states the 4Ps of their marketing mix, it establishes the features of the product including characteristics of what it will be and do; the target audience including the costumers' preferences, needs and wants; the distribution channels and the promotion strategy.
To continue, <u><em>the protocol must establishes clear financial goals and expectations</em></u> in order to know how much is available to spend and how much of time will it take to create the product and to obtain the return of investment as well. Therefore, once that the marketing mix is established, the company needs to have in mind their expectations and expenditures.
Answer:
See attached file
Explanation:
To obtain sales, the quantity sold is multiplied by the sale price in each of the regions.
Variable costs are multiplied by each of the quantities
Fixed costs are distributed according to what the company determined
From the difference between sales and variable costs we get the Contribution Margin. If the fixed costs are subtracted, the Segment Margin of each sector is obtained. Subtracting fixed costs that cannot be distributed, gives the Net Income.
The Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 800,000 was distributed between 40.000 units (produced units) not 35.000 (sold units)
Answer:
3.12%
Explanation:
We use formula in excel to calculate annual rate of return
Rate = (Nper,PMT,,FV,1)
Nper (number of payments): 30
PMT (payment made every period) : -$20,000
FV (future value of investment): $1,000,000
type 1 for payment beginning of period
Then rate = (30,-20000,,1000000,1)= 3.12%
Please see excel attached for the calculation
Answer:
b. Financing activities.
Explanation:In the financial activities section of the statement of cash flows, the operations related to the entry and exit of funds for activities that increase the liability or stockholders´equity, but that do not make the main activity of the company must be recorded. Such as: issuance of common stock for cash.
Answer:
Profit : $297,000
Explanation:
Revenue is the earnings generated by a business by selling products and services. Expenses are the cost incurred in the process of generating revenue for the business.
A business will make profits if revenue exceeds expenses.
In this case, the revenue ($895,000) exceeds expenses($598,000). Therefore, the business will make a profit.
The profit will be revenue minus expenses
=$895,000 -$598,000
=$297,000