Promotional expenses at the maturity stage of the product life cycle are often designed to Multiple Choice maintain market share. create a sense of nostalgia. attract more price-conscious consumers. thwart the growing number of competitors that have entered the market. convince those who have abandoned the brand to try it again.

Answer:

maintain market share.

Explanation:

A product can be defined as any physical object or material that typically satisfy and meets the demands, needs or wants of customers. Some examples of a product are mobile phones, television, microphone, microwave oven, bread, pencil, freezer, beverages, soft drinks etc.

A product life cycle can be defined as the stages or phases that a particular product passes through, from the period it was introduced into the market to the period when it is eventually removed from the market.

Generally, there are four (4) stages in the product-life cycle;

1. Introduction.

2. Growth.

3. Maturity.

4. Decline.

Maturity is the stage in which product experiences a peak in sales growth and then eventually slows as the product reaches more customers, and lastly price competition is fierce.

Promotional expenses that are incurred at the maturity stage of the product life cycle are often designed by marketers to maintain market share. This is usually achieved through further product differentiation and finding new buyers (consumers).

The process of acquiring political beliefs is called political socialization.
true or false

Which of the following is true of website content?


A. It should be refreshed periodically to keep customers coming back.
B. Once the content has been written and proofread it shouldn't be changed.
C. Grammatical errors are not a problem because the customer visits the site to purchase a product, not check the site's grammar.
D. It should be limited to text and shouldn't include multimedia.

Below is budgeted production and sales information for Flushing Company for the month of December. Product XXX Product ZZZ Estimated beginning inventory 29,000 units 18,500 units Desired ending inventory 34,800 units 15,100 units Region I, anticipated sales 344,000 units 273,000 units Region II, anticipated sales 192,000 units 143,000 units The unit selling price for product XXX is $5 and for product ZZZ is $16. Budgeted production for product ZZZ during the month is a.416,000 units b.412,600 units c.599,800 units d.431,100 units

The next two questions use the following data from TGX Global, a heavy equipment manufacturer (this information will be repeated on the next question): TGX Global sells excavators, with an average sale price of $500,000 per excavator. TGX received new orders for 90 excavators in 2018. TGX produced & delivered 120 excavators in 2018: 50 excavators were ordered in 2017 and the rest (70 excavators) were ordered in 2018. TGX received payment for 110 excavators. TGX began selling 1-year maintenance services contracts for $50,000 per excavator in 2018, which begin after the excavator is delivered. Contracts were sold on 50% of all excavator orders made in 2018 (no contracts were sold on orders placed in 2017). Assume all excavators delivered in 2018 are delivered at year end, calculate TGX’s 2018 revenue based on the transactions described above.

Prepare the schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Barton Company using the following information.

Direct materials $232,500
Direct labor 65,500
Factory overhead costs 27,600
Work in process, beginning 158,200
Work in process, ending 163,000

On StatSim, how does a firm get their market share to increase?

Sunland Company reports the following operating results for the month of August: sales $382,500 (units 5,100), variable costs $259,000, and fixed costs $99,000. Management is considering the following independent courses of action to increase net income.
1. Increase selling price by 12% with no change in total variable costs or units sold.
2. Reduce variable costs to 65% of sales.
a. Compute the net income to be earned under each alternative.
b. Which course of action will produce the higher net income?

If workers are more productive, the increase may not be reflected on the static budget variance if there were also:__________
A. Greater sales than planned
B. Less sales than planned
C. Greater production than planned
D. Less production than planned
E. None of the above Clear my choice

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In the Month of March, Chester received orders of 81 units at a price of $15.00 for their product Creak. Chester uses the accrual method of accounting and offers 30 day credit terms. Chester delivers 81 units in April. They received payment for 41 units in March, and 41 units in April. In the March income statement, how much revenue is recognized on the March income statement from this order

Standard Quantities Allowed of Labor and Materials Miel Company produces ready-to-cook oatmeal. Each carton of oatmeal requires 18 ounces of rolled oats per carton (the unit quantity standard) and 0.05 labor hour (the unit labor standard). During the year, 750,000 cartons of oatmeal were produced. Required: 1. Calculate the total amount of oats allowed for the actual output. fill in the blank 1 ounces 2. Calculate the total amount of labor hours allowed for the actual output. fill in the blank 2 hours

Suppose a farmer wants to borrow $176,590.00 to buy a tract of land. The BCS bank will make a 22-year loan fully amortized at 6.19% (annual payments). A $443.00 loan fee and stock purchase is required. The borrower stock requirement is the lesser of $1,000 or 3.00% of loan amount.
(i) Calculate the loan principal.
a. $181,521.05 b. $178,089.12
c. $182,508.25 d. $178,033.00
Enter Response Here:
(ii) Calculate the required stock purchase.
a. $5,340.99 b. $1,000.00
c. $5,274.64 d. $1,760.24
Enter Response Here:
(iii) Calculate the annual loan payments.
a. $15,032.59 b. $15,037.33
c. $15,410.47 d. $15,327.12

You are a fraud investigator just hired to begin an engagement. You create a tool that considers all the aspects of the fraud that are currently known to you. With this tool you also establish different fraud theories. This tool is also known as a ______________ Group of answer choices Pareto chart Surveillance log Perceptual map Vulnerability chart

Item2 1 points Time Remaining 59 minutes 39 seconds00:59:39 Item 2 Time Remaining 59 minutes 39 seconds00:59:39 Crimson Inc. recorded credit sales of $755,000, of which $500,000 is not yet due, $180,000 is past due for up to 180 days, and $75,000 is past due for more than 180 days. Under the aging of receivables method, Crimson Inc. expects it will not collect 5% of the amount not yet due, 19% of the amount past due for up to 180 days, and 28% of the amount past due for more than 180 days. The allowance account had a debit balance of $2,800 before adjustment. After adjusting for bad debt expense, what is the ending balance of the allowance account

According to the interest parity condition, if the domestic interest rate is 12 percent and the foreign interest rate is 10 percent, then the expected _________ of the foreign currency must be _________ percent. Group of answer choices

Which company re locate in the us ?

Journalize the entries for the following transactions:
Mar. 1 Established a petty cash fund of $771.
31 The amount of cash in the petty cash fund is now $632. The fund is replenished based on the following receipts: office supplies, $33 selling expenses, $113.
Record any discrepancy in the cash short and over account. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

When a company has established separate manufacturing overhead rates for each department, it is using:_______.
a. departmental overhead rates.
b. cost distortion.
c. a plant-wide overhead rate.
d. lean thinking.

Advantages of the corporate form include all of the following except: A. shares can be purchased in small amounts. B. ownership interests are transferrable. C. easy to raise capital. D. legal liability of its owners is unlimited.

MC Qu. 47 Chang Industries has... Chang Industries has 2,800 defective units of product that have already cost $14.80 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as they are for $5.80 each. Chang's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $5.20 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $22.60. The incremental income or loss on reworking the units is:

which of following budget would not be prepared by a retailer? Administrative, Sales, cash, production.

Moccasin Company manufactures cotton shirts. 18,000 shirts are produced during the first week of July. The unit quantity standard is 3 meters cloth per shirt and the actual quantity used was 0.50 meters per shirt. Determine the quantity of cloth that should be used for the actual output of 18,000 shirts.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an
A. economic condition in which there is a decline in the price of
goods and services
B. economic measurement that helps determine changes in the
purchasing power of a dollar
c. economic condition in which money loses its purchasing power
and prices rise
D. amount of goods that can be purchased with a unit of currency

Suppose ABCD's stock price is currently $50. In the next six months, it will either fall to $40 or rise 8 to $60. What is the current value of a six-month call option with an exercise price of $50? The six- month risk-free interest rate is 2% (periodic rate).
A. $5.39
B. $15.00
C. $8.25
D. $8.09

Edgar accumulated $5,000 in loan debt. If the interest rate is 20% per year and he does not make any payments for 2 years, how much will he owe on this debt in 2 years for quarterly compounding? Round your answer to the nearest cent Do NOT round until you calculate the final answer.

Lopez Company has a single employee, who earns a salary of $60,000 per year. That employee is paid on the 15th and last day of each month. On January 15, based, in part, on the information set forth in the accounting records, the following must be withheld from the employee's pay: FICA—Social Security Taxes (at 6.2%), FICA—Medicare Taxes (at 1.45%), Employee Federal Income Taxes (in the amount of $400), Employee State Income Taxes (in the amount of $25), and Employee Medical Insurance (in the amount of $100). (The employee‘s paycheck has not yet been prepared.) Entries to prepare the January 15 journal entry for Lopez would include:

Concord Corporation took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $225,000 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $20,400 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, FOB shipping point, and $22,000 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $31,400, FOB destination. Both the Pelzer purchase and the Alvarez sale were in transit at year-end.

Required:
What amount should Stallman report as its December 31 inventory?

From the list below, select the items that are classified as a materials activity. (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.)
Raw materials used
Raw materials beginning inventory
Raw materials purchases
Work in process beginning inventory
Goods manufactured
Direct labor used
Factor overhead used

MC Qu. 71 Benjamin Company had the following results... Benjamin Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Sales (16,000 units at $9.95) $159,200 Direct materials and direct labor$95,200 Overhead (20% variable) 15,200 Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 31,900 (142,300) Operating income $16,900 A foreign company (whose sales will not affect Benjamin's market) offers to buy 3,900 units at $7.39 per unit. In addition to variable manufacturing costs, selling these units would increase fixed overhead by $590 and selling and administrative costs by $290. Assuming Benjamin has excess capacity and accepts the offer, its profits will:

Marconi Co. has the following information available for the current year:

Net Sales (all on credit) $1,125,000
Bad Debt Expense 90,000
Accounts Receivable, Beginning of Year 180,000
Accounts Receivable, End of Year 82,500
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, Beginning of Year 57,000
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts, End of Year 77,000

Required:
What was the amount of write-offs during the year?