Honda has invested $550 million in building an assembly plant in greensburg, indiana; ikea spent nearly $2 billion to open stores in russia; and south korea's lg electronics purchased a 58% stake in zenith electronics. all of these are examples

a. acquisition
b. licensing
c. franchising
d. fdi
e. exporting

Shereen has accidentally overdrawn her checking account this month. , she has a little money in savings and can cover costs for now, but she has to find a way to reduce her monthly spending. which strategy will not shereen reduce her monthly expenses?

Used cars usually have options: higher depreciation rate than new cars lower financing costs than new cars lower insurance premiums than new cars lower maintenance costs than new cars

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z