You are meeting to discuss the proper categorization of marketing strategy costs in the monthly department budget performance report. You are especially interested in making sure the fixed and variable costs are properly categorized. The major costs associated with the marketing strategy are as follows: Salesperson commissions Office space rent Office equipment rental Product raw materials Product manufacturing labor With respect to the variable or fixed nature of these costs, . a. we know that office space rent is a variable cost b. we know that product raw materials and office space rent are both fixed costs c. we know that office equipment rental, office space rent, and sales commissions are all fixed costs d. we know that salesperson commissions, product raw materials, and product manufacturing labor costs are all variable costs

Which of the following statements is correct? a. the managers of established, stable companies sometimes attempt to get their state legislatures to remove rules that make it more difficult for raiders to succeed with hostile takeovers. b. hostile takeovers are most likely to occur when a firm's stock is selling below its intrinsic value as a result of poor management. c. stockholders in general would be better off if managers never disclosed favorable events and therefore caused the price of the firm's stock to sell at a price below its intrinsic value. d. the efficiency of the u.s. economy would probably be increased if hostile takeovers were absolutely forbidden. e. in general, it is more in bondholders' interests than stockholders' interests for a firm to shift its investment focus away from safe, stable investments and into risky investments, especially those that primarily involve research and development. icon key question 6 of 10 b multiple choice 01-060