Critical thinking questions 1. why do you think vinyl records are appealing to customers? 2. do you think the sales growth will continue to be strong for vinyl sales? why or why not? 3. what research would you want to conduct prior to making a decision to invest in new presses?

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

Parks corporation is considering an investment proposal in which a working capital investment of $10,000 would be required. the investment would provide cash inflows of $2,000 per year for six years. the working capital would be released for use elsewhere when the project is completed. if the company's discount rate is 10%, the investment's net present value is closest to (ignore income taxes) ?

Lucido products markets two computer games: claimjumper and makeover. a contribution format income statement for a recent month for the two games appears below: claimjumper makeover total sales $ 30,000 $ 70,000 $ 100,000 variable expenses 20,000 50,000 70,000 contribution margin $ 10,000 $ 20,000 30,000 fixed expenses 24,000 net operating income $ 6,000 required: 1. compute the overall contribution margin (cm) ratio for the company.. 2. compute the overall break-even point for the company in dollar sales. 3. complete the contribution format income statement at break-even point for the company showing the appropriate levels of sales for the two products. (do not round intermediate calculations.)