Vanessa owns a music company and has been storing a wealth of information ranging from customer contact information to the names of each record the customers have purchased. in order to stay competitive, she had a tech company build a marketing decision support system (mdss) for her to enable quick decision making. one of the features vanessa likes best about her company’s mdss is the system’s ability to manage and produce information in various formats. moreover, as the user or decision maker changes topics, the system matches information to the problem that has been introduced.

which of the following characteristics of a marketing decision support system is represented in the example above?
inexpensiveness
flexibility
interactivity
accessibility
investigative properties

Kahn company's static budget was based on sales volume of 12,000 units. its flexible budget was based on sales volume of 14,000 units. based on this information multiple choice the sales volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. the materials cost volume variance is expected to be favorable. the labor cost volume variance is expected to be unfavorable. none of the answers is correct.

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.