Scenario b: vines, a small, popular chain of italian restaurants, wishes to hire a new general manager to oversee a local restaurant's day-to-day operations. the company human resources manager posts an advertisement in the local newspaper stating, "general manager wanted for a fast-paced restaurant serving award-winning northern italian cuisine. applicants must have three years' experience in a comparable italian restaurant managing a restaurant staff and ensuring the satisfaction of diners." in addition to making inquiries through industry contacts, the hr manager places the ad on the company's bulletin board and intranet. the hr manager then develops a pool of prospective candidates for the position and chooses from the pool of candidates when making decisions on whom to hire. the part of the ad in the local newspaper that stated that the company requires a general manger with three year's experience managing the restaurant staff in a successful italian restaurant is an example of a job

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The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

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) ?