Mary Williams, owner of Williams Products, is evaluating whether to introduce a new product line. After thinking through the production process and the costs of raw materials and new equipment, Williams estimates the variable costs of each unit produced and sold at $8 and the fixed costs per year at $70,000.   Williams forecasts sales of 12,000 units for the first year if the selling price is set at $15 each. What would be the total contribution to profits from this new product during the first year?

Sales for the last quarter of the year were good, with tops sales at 3,400 units and pants sales at 3,200 units. Demand for the first quarter sales of next year is expected to decline by 8%. What is your forecast for the demand of tops and pants? Tops Sales Forecast: 0 ▲ ▼ Pants Sales Forecast: 0 ▲ ▼ Is there anything you could do to help minimize the effect of the projected decline in demand on sales?

I need help creating a FINANCIALS section of my marketing plan including:  FINANCIALS4.1 Break-Even Analysis4.2 Sales Forecast4.3 Expense Forecast My product:  The Full Pumice Stone Shower Mat is a demonstration of inventiveness and style. Made totally out of regular pumice stones, it conveys a double reason usefulness, filling in as both an exfoliator and a massager. As you step onto the mat, the pumice stones carefully peel your feet, successfully eliminating dead skin cells and improving blood circulation. The non-slip backing guarantees wellbeing, giving a protected balance even in wet conditions. Express farewell to untidy and awkward pumice stone schedules; our shower mat flawlessly incorporates this peeling system into your everyday shower routine, offering an issue-free and empowering experience.

Rochor & Co has the following sales forecast for the next quarter: April, 20,000 units; May, 24,000 units; June, 28,000 units.  Sales totalled 16,000 units in March. The March finished goods inventory was 4,000 units.  End-of- month finished goods inventory levels are planned to be equal to 20 percent of the next month's planned sales. How many units would be produced in April? Group of answer choices 20,000 units 20,800 units 5,600 units 4,800 units

Rosa's Italian restaurant wants to develop forecasts of daily demand for the next week. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and experiences a seasonal pattern for the other six days of the week. Mario, the manager, has collected information on the number of customers served each day for the past two weeks. If Mario expects total demand for next week to be around 336, what is the forecast for each day of next week? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2645 and final answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2.)

Mary Williams, owner of Williams Products, is evaluating whether to introduce a new product line. After thinking through the production process and the costs of raw materials and new equipment, Williams estimates the variable costs of each unit produced and sold at $8 and the fixed costs per year at $70,000.  If the selling price is set at $13.50, Williams forecasts that first-year sales would increase to 17,000 units. Which pricing strategy ($15.00 or $13.50) would result in the greater total contribution to profits?

Explain two approaches a seller can use to estimate variable consideration, and when each approach is likely to be more appropriate.

How did you calculate the reduced cost, allowable increase, and allowable decrease in the table for range of opitmality?

What are the five major dimensions of feasibility study? What are three examples of activities performed during the planning phase?

Q: Using exponential smoothing with a weight ex of 0.6 on actual values:  (a) if sales are $45,000 and $50,000 for 2010 and 2011, what would you forecast for 2012?  (b) given this forecast and actual 2012 sales of $53,000, what would you then forecast for 20013?    (a)  (b)