Now that you've delivered the bad news to Kenisha that the Radio-DRM prototype will not be going into production, it's time to give her information about the reasons why the prototype was rejected. You have identified three major issues with respect to the prototype:

Consumers in the focus groups perceived the product to be too complicated and not user-friendly.
Production costs of the product are too high versus the price consumers appear to be willing to pay.
Consumers in the focus group objected to the size of the unit.
In which order do you believe you should address these issues with Kenisha? (Please note: No points are assigned to this question, and there is no incorrect answer. This will simply determine your perception of the priority these issues.)

Homestead jeans co. has an annual plant capacity of 65,000 units, and current production is 45,000 units. monthly fixed costs are $54,000, and variable costs are $29 per unit. the present selling price is $42 per unit. on november 12 of the current year, the company received an offer from dawkins company for 18,000 units of the product at $32 each. dawkins company will market the units in a foreign country under its own brand name. the additional business is not expected to affect the domestic selling price or quantity of sales of homestead jeans co. a. prepare a differential analysis dated november 12 on whether to reject (alternative 1) or accept (alternative 2) the dawkins order. if an amount is zero, enter zero "0". for those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price

Gus needs to purée his soup while it's still in the pot. what is the best tool for him to use? a. potato masher b. immersion blender c. rotary mixer d. whisk