Naples corporation has provided the following data from its activity-based costing accounting system: indirect factory wages $ 520,000 factory equipment depreciation $ 260,000 distribution of resource consumption across activity cost pools: customer orders product processing other total indirect factory wages 40 % 50 % 10 % 100 % factory equipment depreciation 15 % 65 % 20 % 100 % the "other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs that are not assigned to products. how much indirect factory wages and factory equipment depreciation cost would be assigned to the product processing activity cost pool?

If delta airlines were to significantly change its fare structure and flight schedule to enhance its competitive position in response to aggressive price cutting by southwest airlines, this would be an example ofanswers: explicit collusion.tacit collusion.competitive dynamics.a harvest strategy.

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.

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.