A jewelry firm buys semiprecious stones to make bracelets and rings. The supplier quotes a price of $8.60 per stone for quantities of 600 stones or more, $9.00 per stone for orders of 400 to 599 stones, and $9.50 per stone for lesser quantities. The jewelry firm operates 105 days per year. Usage rate is 23 stones per day, and ordering costs are $43. a. If carrying costs are $3 per year for each stone, find the order quantity that will minimize total annual cost. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.) b. If annual carrying costs are 25 percent of unit cost, what is the optimal order size

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.

Fly-by products, inc. operates primarily in the united states and has several segments. for the following segment, determine whether it is a cost center, profit center, or investment center: international operations- acts as an independent segment responsible for all facets of the business outside of the united states. select one: a. cost center b. profit center c. investment center

Precision aviation had a profit margin of 6.25%, a total assets turnover of 1.5, and an equity multiplier of 1.8. what was the firm's roe? a. 15.23%b. 16.03%c. 16.88%d. 17.72%e. 18.60%