Abbott company incurred the following costs during the year; utilities (60% factory), $5,000; insurance (75% factory), $4,000; direct materials $20,000; indirect materials, $3,000; direct labor, $30,000; and indirect labor, $5,000. what is the amount of conversion costs incurred during the year?

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

The dollar value generated over decades of customer loyalty to your company is known as brand equity. viability. sustainability. luck.

At which stage would you introduce your product to the market at large? a. development stage b. market testing stage c. commercialization stage d. ideation stage