Some companies, such as heinz, can forecast revenues well using pure time series analysis (that is, by extrapolation of prior data, accounting for seasonal effects). other companies, such as fedex (which makes money by shipping packages), or sony (which sells consumer electronics) find that they cannot rely on pure time series analysis for reliable forecasting. they are strongly affected by recessions and need to use theory-based methods, including such explanatory variables as income in their forecasting models. why are they different from heinz?

Which type of market are you in if your company, along with three other companies, controls 95 percent of the total music industry?

Lindon company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $30.00 per unit and has a cm ratio of 30%. the company’s fixed expenses are $162,000 per year. the company plans to sell 20,200 units this year. required: 1. what are the variable expenses per unit? (round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. what is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? 3. what amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000 per year? 4. assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $3.00 per unit. what is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? what dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000?

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance