Stu owns an ice cream parlor that is usually closed during the winter. this winter, however, stu is considering opening his business in february instead of march. if stu opens his store in february, he will earn total revenue of $4,000 for the month, incurring variable costs of $3,500 and fixed costs of $1,500. if the store remains closed during february, stu will earn no revenues and incur fixed costs of $1,500. stu should:

answer choices:

1. open in february because the $4,000 of total revenue exceeds the $3,500 of variable costs.
2. stay closed in february because the $500 of operating profit is insufficient to cover the $1,500 of fixed costs.
3. open in february because the $4,000 of total revenue exceeds the $1,500 of fixed costs.
4. stay closed in february because he will lose $1,000 if he opens.

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Which of the following tasks would be a line cook's main responsibility? oa. frying french fries ob. chopping onions oc. taking inventory of stocked dry goods od. paying invoices

In william rathje's garbology project that focused on household waste, front door interviews found 15 percent of respondents saying that they consumed beer. the trash discard from the same area showed what percentage of household's consuming beer