Josh ritchey has just been hired as a cost engineer by a large airlines company. josh's first idea is to quit giving complimentary cocktails, wine, and beer to the international flying public. he calculates this will save 5 comma 100 comma 0005,100,000 drinks per year, and each drink costs $0.400.40, for a total of $2.042.04 million per year. instead of complimentary drinks, josh estimates that the airlines company can sell 2 comma 000 comma 0002,000,000 drinks at $4.504.50 per drink. the net savings would amount to $11.0411.04 million per year! josh's boss really likes the idea and agrees to give josh a lumpsum bonus now equaling 0.140.14% of the present equivalent worth of threethree years of net savings. if the company's marr is 1515% per year, what is josh's bonus?

Over the past decade, brands that were once available only to the wealthy have created more affordable product extensions, giving a far broader range of consumers a taste of the good life. jaguar, for instance, launched its x-type sedan, which starts at $30,000 and is meant for the "almost rich" consumer who aspires to live in luxury. by marketing to people who desire a luxurious lifestyle, jaguar is using:

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

After the embarrassing sign incident at the restaurant you own, you decide to offer employees a six-week fundamental writing skills workshop. a local business communication instructor, who has experience teaching writing skills at treleaven community college, will facilitate the sessions. to encourage employees to attend these optional sessions, write an email that explains why you’re offering the workshop and why employees should participate.