Kerry would like to buy a new electric bicycle. He has reviewed them in Bicycling Magazine and looked at them in stores. He goes to his local bicycle store and asks about two bikes that he is interested in. The owner shows him those two and then shows him a bike that is getting good reviews, has been promoted extensively by the manufacturer, and has been widely distributed. This model was not reported on in Bicycling Magazine so Kerry was unaware of it, but after reviewing the literature about it and test-riding it, he realizes it is better than the two older models he read about in Bicycling Magazine and took for test drives. What stage of the product life-cycle is this bicycle most likely in?

Miller company’s total sales are $171,000. the company’s direct labor cost is $20,520, which represents 30% of its total conversion cost and 40% of its total prime cost. its total selling and administrative expense is $25,650 and its only variable selling and administrative expense is a sales commission of 5% of sales. the company maintains no beginning or ending inventories and its manufacturing overhead costs are entirely fixed costs. required: 1. what is the total manufacturing overhead cost? 2. what is the total direct materials cost? 3. what is the total manufacturing cost? 4. what is the total variable selling and administrative cost? 5. what is the total variable cost? 6. what is the total fixed cost? 7. what is the total contribution margin?

True or false: it is generally better to concentrate your exercise time on the weekends only for maximum aerobic benefit.

Northern lights electronics just completed plans to distribute its new tablet. the product has several unique features that differentiate it from competitor products. the marketing team plans to begin a roll-out with to only one traditional retailer for the first two months. this strategy will give consumers the perception of the product’s stand-out personality and increase demand. marketing will proceed with for the next four months, where it plans to distribute to three other retailers, as well. for the last six months of the year, it will initiate distribution agreements with discount retailers and online retailers, and any other electronics store that wants to carry it. the marketing team is confident that the tablet will cycle through the first three stages of its product life cycle quickly. as the tablet reaches maturity during the second half of its first year in the market, it is good strategy to proceed with as described above. intensive distribution; selective distribution; exclusive distribution exclusive distribution; selective distribution; intensive distribution tertiary level distribution; secondary level distribution; mono-level distribution mono-level distribution; secondary level distribution; tertiary level distribution