Pelicans Ice is a snow cone stand near the local park. To plan for the? future, Pelicans Ice wants to determine its cost behavior patterns. It has the following information available about its operating costs and the number of snow cones served. Month Number of snow cones Total operating costs January ?6,400 ?$5,980 February ?7,000 ?$6,400 March 5 comma 000 $ 5 comma 000 April ?6,900 ?$6,330 May 9 comma 000 $ 7 comma 000 June ?7,250 ?$6,575 Using the highminuslow ?method, the fixed costs for a month are A. $ 12 comma 000 B. $ 2 comma 500 C. $ 4 comma 500 D. $ 2 comma 000

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

For the year ended december 31, a company has revenues of $323,000 and expenses of $199,000. the company paid $52,400 in dividends during the year. the balance in the retained earnings account before closing is $87,000. which of the following entries would be used to close the dividends account?

Data for hermann corporation are shown below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 125 100 % variable expenses 80 64 contribution margin $ 45 36 % fixed expenses are $85,000 per month and the company is selling 2,700 units per month. required: 1-a. how much will net operating income increase (decrease) per month if the monthly advertising budget increases by $9,000 and monthly sales increase by $20,000? 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased?