Sidney works as a marketer at a fast-paced company selling handheld barcode scanner tools. most of the sales had begun online through the company website, but lately the company has been receiving requests to purchase it scanners through retail stores. demand has been increasing, and a new competitor is edging into sidney’s company’s market. which area should be sidney’s next marketing focus in this product's growth stage?

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.