Your buyer has just said, "your machines break down more often than most of your major competitors' machines." you decide to reply using the indirect denial method to handle this objection. which of the following statements is the best example of this method?
a. "you know, i think everyone should be as concerned about quality as you are."
b. "i can see why you feel that way, but on the other side, we do have very good service centers where you could get your machine fixed."
c. "that simply is not true. studies show that our machines break down no more than our major competitors'."
d. "that may have been true at one time. in fact, before we introduced our new quality control management system, that statement would have been right on target. however, things have changed."
e. "that's true. however, they are 30 percent less expensive. so they're still a better deal for you."

Salty sensations snacks company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. the company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: 1 factory depreciation $33,782.00 2 indirect labor 84,456.00 3 factory electricity 8,446.00 4 indirect materials 40,356.00 5 selling expenses 26,900.00 6 administrative expenses 17,200.00 7 total costs $211,140.00 factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. the products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: budgeted volume (cases) processing hours per case tortilla chips 3,600 0.25 potato chips 5,300 0.11 pretzels 2,300 0.49 total 11,200 required: a. determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* b. use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.* * if required, round your answers to the nearest cen