3. JUSOO MA 1. Creative thinking and problem solving Question 1 (Business opportunity and related factors) 1.1 Visit any FOUR local businesses in your area and observe the following aspects: Customers' buying behaviour, e. g. what are the products or services they frequently purchase. Identify a product or service that is in demand and is not currently offered by the businesses in your area. • Identify the type of customers that are more likely to purchase the identified product or service,​

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer