Sue sells authentic Amish quilts on her website. Suppose Sue expects to sell 2 comma 000 quilts during the coming year. Her average sales price per quilt is $ 375, and her average cost per quilt is $ 175. Her fixed expenses total $ 200 comma 000. Compute Sue's operating leverage factor at an expected sales level of 2 comma 000 quilts. If sales volume increases 20%, by what percentage will her operating income change? Prove your answer by calculating operating income at a sales volume of 2 comma 000 and at a sales volume of 2 comma 400.

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above