Katie enterprises reports the year-end information from 20x8 as follows: sales (70,000 units) $560,000; cost of goods sold 210,000; gross margin 350,000; operating expenses 200,000; operating income $150,000. katie is developing the 20x2 budget. in 20x2, the company would like to increase selling prices by 4%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 10%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cogs is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. what is budgeted cost of goods sold for 20x2?

Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.