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What would be the best way to estimate whether a piece of land could be used to manage an existing (at a profit) in the relatively short- and long-run? Explain what information you would need to make the decision what would be a “Second best” alternative to the criteria you picked first?

For Mother’s Day, the handbag buyer planned a point-of-sale promotion at 25% off for straw handbags. Here is a record of what sold during the promotion: 100 handbags with an original retail of $49.00 200 handbags with an original retail of $39.00 Calculate the following: Total markdown in dollars for the promotion. Total sales generated for the Mother’s Day event. Total markdown percentage for the Mother’s Day sale event.

You are working as a chief information officer in a mid-sized company. The chief executive officer of your company has decided to automate all the operational areas to enhance the operational efficiency of the business. In particular, the chief executive officer decided to implement enterprise resource planning. For this purpose, the chief executive officer has arranged a meeting with a consulting firm that specialises in implementing enterprise resource planning. The first instinct of the chief executive officer was to sign a contract with the consultant, but he decided to hold off until he had received your input. The chief executive officer wants your opinion on this issue. In particular, he asked you to write a memo presenting the issues and the risks associated with consultants. Your discussion should be based on the relevant interactive tutorial. Is there any impact of the recent pandemic on the behaviour of ERP consulting firms? Further, outline a set of procedures that could be…

The phrase "full-service provider" may refer to a variety of various things depending on the context. What are the benefits of working with a company that offers all services?

What are the pros and cons of guaranteeing service quality?

Discuss critically the new trends in customer service. Give examples to support your answer

A cattle producer purchased an insurance contract form the USDA Risk Management Agency. The contract pays a fixed dollar amount if and only if the rainfall in the 10 by 10 miles grid surrounding the producer’s land falls below 90 percent of the historical average rainfall. According to the lecture, this is a type of _____ insurance A cattle producer purchased an insurance contract form the USDA Risk Management Agency. The contract pays a fixed dollar amount if and only if the rainfall in the 10 by 10 miles grid surrounding the producer’s land falls below 90 percent of the historical average rainfall. According to the lecture, this is a type of _____ insurance weather pure parametric aggregate loss index parametric index

In its new initiatives to improve customer service Botswana Open University intends to adopt theavailable electronic platforms that students can use to pay for their tuition. This requires for theuniversity to inform itself of the available legal ways in the market that a student can use to paythe university.You are therefore required to discuss in detail a presentation to the management of the BotswanaOpen University, the four methods of electronic payment available. This should be illustrated byproviding examples where possible.

Identify one local service provider and do the following: 1. Describe the services the company provide. 2. Discuss how these services help the community. 3. Choose a particular service of the company and show how the bill or charge for that service is computed. 4. Write a formula for computing the bill or charge. 5. Show computations for three different transactions. 6. Submit a written report.