If you were considering the ownership of a taco bell franchise, what would you want to know about the location in terms of traffic, population, income, employment, and competition? what else would need to be researched about a potential location?

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

the social-cultural environment a firm operates in is constantly changing, and having a significant impact on marketing strategies. the change is so rapid and immense that some firms have created a new position in the organization to handle this change. which title best describes the new position described in the scenario?

In a growing number of cities, stores are required either not to make available plastic or paper bags or to do so only for an additional fee. if this fee can be refunded when someone recycles the bag, the refund acts as a(n) incentive.