Here are the data for the past 21 months for actual sales of a particular product: last year this year january 325 260 february 440 380 march 450 370 april 440 420 may 380 440 june 460 360 july 410 375 august 370 300 september 345 380 october 510 november 560 december 540 develop a forecast for the fourth quarter using a three-quarter, weighted moving average. weight the most recent quarter 0.50, the second most recent 0.25, and the third 0.25. do the problem using quarters, as opposed to forecasting separate months. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation

Brody corp. uses a process costing system in which direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. beginning inventory for january consisted of 1,050 units that were 65% completed. 10,900 units were started into the process during january. on january 31, the inventory consisted of 500 units that were 50% completed. what would be the equivalent units for direct materials cost using the weighted average method?

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u. s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.