Which of the following statements is not true? a. selecting the best equipment requires understanding the specific industry and available processes and technology. b. selection of a particular process strategy requires decisions about equipment and technology. c. adding flexibility to the production process can be a major competitive advantage. building flexibility into a production process is usually inexpensive, but difficult. d. the selection of equipment requires considering cost, cash flow, market stability, quality, capacity, and flexibility.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer