What divides the system into a set of functional units that can be used independently or combined with other modules for increased business flexibility?

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage:

Consider a firm with a contract to sell an asset for $149,000 four years from now. the asset costs $85,000 to produce today. a. given a relevant discount rate of 14 percent per year, calculate the profit the firm will make on this asset. (a loss should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. at what rate does the firm just break even?