Which of the following statements regarding the market growth stage of the product life cycle is false? a. innovators still earn profits, but this stage is less profitable for them than the previous stage. b. it is during this stage that the company makes its biggest profits. c. monopolistic competition is typical of this stage. d. the sales of the total industry rise fairly rapidly during this stage as more and more customers buy. e. many competitors enter the market during this stage resulting in great product variety.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Environmentalists are concerned about emissions of sulfur dioxide into the air. the average number of days per year in which sulfur dioxide levels exceed 150 milligrams per cubic meter in milan, italy, is 29. the number of days per year in which emission limits are exceeded is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 4.0 days. what percentage of the years would exceed 37 days?

Consider the following condensed financial statements of money freedom comma inc. the company's target rate of return is 30%: (click the icon to view the comparative balance sheet.) (click the icon to view the income statement.) requirements 1. calculate the company's roi. round all of your answers to four decimal places. 2. calculate the company's profit margin ratio. interpret your results. 3. calculate the company's asset turnover ratio. interpret your results. 4. use the expanded roi formula to confirm your results from requirement 1. interpret your results. 5. calculate the company's ri. interpret your results. requirement 1. calculate the company's roi. round all of your answers to four decimal places. begin by selecting the formula to calculate return on investment (roi), and then enter the amounts to calculate the company's roi. (round your calculations to four decimal places and enter your answer as a percent, x.xx%)