Zeke's Soda is a small company. They have never grown much, but they have never quite gone out of business over their 75 year history. They have a secret recipe for a raspberry soda which is their bestselling drink. It has never been patented, but it has been known only to the family members who run the company ever since Old Zeke came up with it 75 years ago. None of the other employees have access to it. Soda Giant buys a bottle of Zeke's Soda and runs it through sophisticated equipment that is able to analyze it and determine all of the ingredients. Soda Giant takes what it learns and starts to make and sell a soda identical to Zeke's. Can Zeke's Soda win a trade secret misappropriation action?
a) No, because a secret recipe is not the kind of thing that can be a trade secret.
b) No, because the trade secret protection has expired.
c) No, because Soda Giant did not misappropriate the information.
d) Yes.

12. nelson corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 115 units in beginning inventory 380 units produced 5,900 units sold 6,070 units in ending inventory 210 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 46 direct labor $ 27 variable manufacturing overhead $ 3 variable selling and administrative $ 12 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 112,100 fixed selling and administrative $ 36,420 the company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. the company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month. a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing. unit product cost under variable costing direct materials direct labor variable manufacturing overhead variable costing unit product cost (formula)

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance

When cell phones were first entering the market, they were relatively large and reception was undependable. all cell phones were essentially the same. but as the technology developed, many competitors entered, introducing features unique to their phones. today, cell phones are only a small fraction of the size and weight of their predecessors. consumers can buy cell phones with color screens, cameras, internet access, daily planners, or voice activation (and any combination of these features). the history of the cell phone demonstrates what marketing trend?