Manganese Company makes frames. A customer wants to place a special order for 750 frames in green with the company logo painted on the frame, to be priced at $60 each. Normally, Manganese would charge $100 per frame for this type of order. Manganese figures that wood and glass will cost $20 per frame, variable overhead (machining, electricity) is $5 per frame, direct labor is $10 per frame, and one setup will be required at $1,500 per setup. The set-up charge costs are 100% labor. Currently, the workers needed to set up for and make the frames are working at Manganese. Their wages will be paid whether or not the special order is accepted. Manganese policy is to avoid layoffs to the extent possible. If Manganese accepts the special order, by how much will operating income increase or decrease

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.

Each state’s organizational structure is guided by the federal government.true or false?

Which of the following is an example of groupthink? select one: a. the five officers of tricom are planning a venture they know to be highly profitable. two know the plan to be illegal. nevertheless, they do not voice their concerns, but go along with the team's plan b. the five officers of tricom devise a highly profitable plan. tim, the cfo, points out to the group that the plan will likely garner the company a good deal of negative publicity. tim states that he will not endorse the team's plan c. jim, dean and dax draw up plans for a new printing company. they have all thought through their plans and no one has any criticisms or concerns d. two africans approach a motor company for a dealership. the company informs them that the vast majority of black dealers are not successful in making a profit they convince the africans against making the deal