Matthew is developing a positioning strategy to market a new line of gardening tools. in the products’ positioning statement, matthew claims that these tools are made from a space-age alloy that will make them last longer than any other brand of tools. when he includes this, he considers what his company will have to do to ensure that it delivers this promise. this is an example of taking into consideration in positioning.

1. attitudes
2. outcomes
3. place
4. rank

Amethod of allocating merchandise cost that assumes the first merchandise bought was the first merchandise sold is called the a. last-in, first-out method. b. first-in, first-out method. c. specific identification method. d. average cost method.

Shawshank real estate agency. oct. 1 pete shawshank begins business as a real estate agent with a cash investment of $25,000 in exchange for common stock. 2 hires an administrative assistant. 3 purchases office furniture for $2,900, by paying $700 cash with the balance on account. 6 sells a house and lot for n. kidman, earning a fee of $3,600, with $600 collected in cash and the balance billed to n. kidman. 27 pays $900 on the balance related to the transaction of october 3. 30 pays the administrative assistant $2,300 in salary for october. 31 collects $1,200 of the balance owed by n. kidman. instructions: (a) journalize the transactions. (you may omit explanations.) (b) what balance would shawshank real estate agency report for accounts payable in its october 31 financial statements? in which category of which financial statements would it be found? (c) what balance would shawshank real estate agency report for accounts receivable in its october 31 financial statements? in which category of which financial statements would it be found?

What is measured by such benchmarks as satisfaction surveys, percentage of existing customers retained, and increases in revenue dollars per customer? usability?