Eccles Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system: Costs: Wages and salaries $ 261,000 Depreciation 252,000 Utilities 143,000 Total $ 656,000 Distribution of resource consumption: Activity Cost Pools Total Assembly Setting Up Other Wages and salaries 35% 30% 35% 100% Depreciation 35% 30% 35% 100% Utilities 25% 65% 10% 100% How much cost, in total, would be allocated in the first-stage allocation to the Assembly activity cost pool

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Which of the following would be an accurate statement about achieving a balanced budget

You hear your supervisor tell another supervisor that a fire drill will take place later today when the fire alarm sounds that afternoon you should