Answer:
Competitive Advantage refers to those attributes which makes a company's products stand out in the market against those of it's competitors and helps it gain a competitive edge.
Managers usually use the following four tools to analyze competitive intelligence to develop competitive advantages:
- Michael Porter's generic strategies
- Michael Porter's five forces model
- Value Chain analysis which aims to identify the value added at each level of production and assign extra importance to those stages which contribute immensely to a product's value.
- SWOT Analysis which is strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats. To maximize strengths, identify and limit weaknesses, sense and grab opportunities and minimize or avoid threats.
Answer:
Loss= $5,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price= $50,000
Purchase price= $85,000
Accumulated depreciation= $30,000
<u>First, we need to calculate the book value:</u>
Book value= Purchase price - Accumulated depreciation
Book value= 85,000 - 30,000 = $55,000
<u>If the selling price is higher than the book value, the company gain from the sale.</u>
Gain/loss= selling price - book value
Gain/loss= 50,000 - 55,000
Loss= $5,000
Answer:
Number 4. I just did this on odyssey ware
Explanation:
Answer:
Fixed cost is the one which remains fixed and doesn't changes within a range of level of activity changes which includes Factory property taxes (doesn't changes with furniture manufacturing), accounting staff salaries (doesn't changes with furniture manufacturing), sales office rent (doesn't changes with furniture manufacturing), Sales manager salary and Depreciation on factory equipment.
On the other hand, the variable cost changes with the change in the level of activity and this includes fabric for seats (greater usage for greater amount of seats), assembly labor and sales commissions paid.
Period cost is the cost that is associated with the passage of time and increases with the passage of time and is not dependent on level of activity.
This includes Factory property taxes, accounting staff salaries, sales office rent, Sales manager salary and Depreciation on factory equipment.
Product cost is the cost that is associated with costs that are directly linked with manufacturing of the product. This includes all the variable overheads, specific fixed cost and variable costs. The examples include Fabric for seats and Assembly labor.
Discount rate = 27%
Rate before discount = $125 per night
Rate after discount = 125-27%of 125
= 125-33.75 = $91.25
Total nights = 8
Total amount to be paid = 91.25*8 = $730 (answer)