Jerry sells ice cream at the local park. Every day, he needs to decide how many ice cream cones to bring with him. After some calculations, he found that to maximize his daily expected profit, he would need to bring 240 cones with him. This corresponds to a critical ratio of 0.85.

However, Jerry is also mindful that the local community depends on him for refreshments, so he wants to ensure a service level of at least 70%.

How many cones should he bring with him?

a) 240.

b) More than 240

c) Fewer than 240.

d) Cannot be determined.

Abenefit of using a debit or credit card instead of cash is that it provides a paper record of a purchase. looking at the purchases below, which one should be made using a credit or a debit card?

Analyzing and computing accrued warranty liability and expense waymire company sells a motor that carries a 60-day unconditional warranty against product failure. from prior years' experience, waymire estimates that 2% of units sold each period will require repair at an average cost of $100 per unit. during the current period, waymire sold 69,000 units and repaired 1,000 units. (a) how much warranty expense must waymire report in its current period income statement? (b) what warranty liability related to current period sales will waymire report on its current period-end balance sheet? (hint: remember that some units were repaired in the current period.) (c) what analysis issues must we consider with respect to reported warranty liabilities?

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above