The management accountant at Light Manufacturing oversees the company's day-to-day operations at the firm. The management accountant observed that the company generated $800,000 in product sales and the management accountant uses that information to run the daily business operations. The information is also to the management accountant because the data reveals which products generate the most sales; and, the management accountant uses that information to adjust products and develop the marketing strategy. Which of the following management accounting responsibilities is the management accountant using in this example?a)designingb)controllingc)p lanningd)implementinge)directing

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.