Harrington Company uses predetermined overhead rates to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on machine-hours in the Machining Department and direct labor cost in the Assembly Department. At the beginning of the year, the company made the following estimates: Machining Assembly Direct labor hours 16,000 12,000 Direct labor cost $ 20,000 $ 15,000 Machine-hours 5,000 1,000 Manufacturing overhead $ 25,000 $ 30,000 What predetermined overhead rates would be used in the Machining and Assembly Departments, respectively?

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Dollar shave club is an ecommerce start-up that delivers razors to its subscribers by mail. by doing this, dollar shave club is using a(n) to disrupt an existing market. a. innovation ecosystem b. architectural innovation c. business model innovation d. incremental innovation

John's pizzeria and equilibrium john is selling his pizza for $6 per slice in an area of high demand. however, customers are not buying his pizza. using what you learned about the principles of equilibrium, write three to four sentences about how john could solve his problem.