refers to the process of evaluating each market segment's attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?

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%

Food goblin supermarkets use both cashiers and baggers to serve customers at check out. during the first 6 hours of each workday (monday-friday), 3 cashiers and 2 baggers serve approximately 23 customers per hour. a cashier and a bagger who require approximately 4 minutes at checkout and 3 minutes at bagging serve each customer. a. how many employees should food goblin supermarket schedule if it requires a 12 percent capacity cushion? food goblin supermarket should schedule nothing cashier(s). (enter your response rounded up to the nearest whole number.)