Italia Aerospace Industries (IAI) produces parts for Boeing and Airbus. One of their most important parts is the stringer—a critical part of a commercial aircraft’s fuselage. In order to produce these stringers, IAI needs fasteners, which they purchase in huge quantities from a Japanese firm. Italia Aerospace Industries will require 200,000 fasteners for next year. The cost of placing an order is $2,000 because of legal requirements. The unit cost of a fastener is $26. The holding cost for IAI is 13.5% of purchasing price. How many times per year would IAI have to place an order? (Round to two decimal places.)

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

In a team environment, a coordinator is? a person with expert knowledge or skills in a particular area the team needs. a good listener who works to resolve social problems among teammates. a leader who team members focus on their tasks. a good networker who likes to explore new ideas and possiblities.

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?