After the research team at Nabisco had generated more than two dozen new-product ideas for a substitute for partially hydrogenated oils that tastes the same but has zero trans fat, the company’s team has narrowed down the potential ideas to three potential product concepts. The next step for the product development team is to determine the likely costs associated with, resources required to produce, and estimate likely demand for the potential products. The next stage of the new product development process that this company should therefore engage in is called:

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

The following are line items from the horizontal analysis of an income statement:increase/ (decrease) increase/ (decrease) 2017 2016 amount percent fees earned $120,000 $100,000 $20,000 20% wages expense 50,000 40,000 10,000 25 supplies expense 2,000 1,700 300 15 which of the items is stated incorrectly? a. fees earned b. supplies expense c. none of these choices are correct. d. wages expense

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%