Evaluating profitability) last year, stevens inc. had sales of $402 comma 000, with a cost of goods sold of $111 comma 000. the firm's operating expenses were $ 129 comma 000, and its increase in retained earnings was $56 comma 000. there are currently 21 comma 000 common stock shares outstanding and the firm pays a $1.56 dividend per share. a. assuming the firm's earnings are taxed at 21 percent, construct the firm's income statement. b. compute the firm's operating profit margin. c. what was the times interest earned?

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.

Read the scenario. alfonso is 19 years old and has a high school diploma. recently, he was promoted to assistant manager at the fast-food restaurant where he has worked since the age of sixteen. his dream is to become the restaurant’s manager. what is his best option for achieving his dream? he should find another job and work his way up to a higher position. he should hope that his manager transfers to another location and that he is his replacement. he should attend classes at the local college to receive training in management. he should work hard, work longer hours, and remain assistant manager.

David consumes two things: gasoline (g) and bread (b). david's utility function is u(g, b) = 10g^0.25 b^0.75. use the lagrange technique to solve for david's optimal choices of gasoline and bread as a function of the price of gasoline, p_g, the price of bread, p_b, and his income m. with recent decrease in the price of gasoline (maybe due to external shock such as shale gas production) does david increase his consumption of gasoline? for david, how does partial differential g/partial differential p_g depend on his income m? that is, how does david's change in gasoline consumption due to an increase in the price of gasoline depend on his income level? to answer these questions, find the cross-partial derivative, |partial differential^2 g/partial differential m partial differential p_g.