Ulta Beauty has built a fast-growing hair and Cosmetics Empire in America's strip malls and is ready to go-toe-to-toe with the big department stores (Macy's and Nordstrom). The company owes success to an all-inclusive ethos, selling everything from mass-marker brands to high-end cosmetics to professional hair-care products, all in a format that lets customers try before they buy. In 1994, Ulta was one of the first to offer consumers a rewards program, and this was a relatively new concept in retail at the time. The program is called Ultamate, and is one of the nation's biggest loyalty programs, with 20.6 million members - and members account for an astounding 80% of the firm's sales. Loyalty programs are an example of .

Levine inc., which produces a single product, has prepared the following standard cost sheet for one unit of the product. direct materials (9 pounds at $1.80 per pound) $16.20 direct labor (6 hours at $14.00 per hour) $84.00 during the month of april, the company manufactures 270 units and incurs the following actual costs. direct materials purchased and used (2,500 pounds) $5,000 direct labor (1,660 hours) $22,908 compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor.

Donna and gary are involved in an automobile accident. gary initiates a lawsuit against donna by filing a complaint. if donna files a motion to dismiss, she is asserting that

Craig complained to his friend jess that a class was too hard and he believed that the teacher was not being fair with his grading standards. jess replied, "craig, you really have an attitude problem." what is the relationship between the manner that the term attitude is used in common conversation and the how it is defined in consumer behavior? there is no relationship. common usage is not the same as attitudes as seen by the researchers who study consumer behavior. the term attitude is widely used in popular culture in much the same way it is used in studying consumer behavior. they are different in that popular culture does not recognize that attitudes are temporary. otherwise the usage is the same. they are similar except that popular culture assumes that attitudes are related to beliefs, and research scientists have shown that there is no such relationship.