Charriott sells a single product at $200 per unit. The firm's most recent income statement revealed unit sales of 2,000, variable costs per unit of $50, and fixed costs of $120,000. Management believes that a 20% drop in selling price will boost sales by 20%. If this reduction in selling price is implemented, Multiple Choice Operating income will increase by $36,000. Operating income will decrease by $80,000. Operating income will decrease by $36,000. Operating income will increase by $44,000. Operating income will decrease by $124,000.

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.

Carlos hears juan and rita’s complaints about the new employees with whom they have to work with, as well as their threats to quit the company. if carlos were to reassign juan and rita to new, unique roles and separate them from the ronny and bill, it would signal that carlos has moved into the stage of managing resistance.

According to ceo heidi ganahl, camp bow wow requires a strong and consistent corporate culture to keep all local franchise owners "on the same page" and to follow a common template for the business and brand. this culture could become detrimental over time because: (a) strong consistent cultures are inflexible and incapable of adapting to environmental change (b) strong consistent cultures are too flexible and capable of adapting to environmental change (c) strong consistent cultures don’t perform well in any environment (d) the passing of time provides stability and predictability for businesses