Statement: "The most effective way for ABC Designs to increase employee productivity at no expense would be to reward the most productive employees each month with extra ‘Casual Days’ on which they could wear informal clothing to work." Proposed Assumption: Financial bonuses for the most productive employees would not be the most effective way to increase employee productivity.

Match the steps for conducting an informational interview with the tasks in each step.

Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u.s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be: