If a manager designs the shoe department in a manner that one of its private-label pairs of shoes, priced at $39.99, is positioned next to a well-known national brand of shoes priced at $69.99, what strategy is the manager attempting to accomplish? a. everyday low price b. reference pricing c. special-event pricing d. odd-even pricing e. prestige pricing

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)