(10 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s m…

(10 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s margin structure to help you plan your entry into a new market.  The distribution channel follows a typical Manufacturer to Wholesaler to Retailer to Consumer structure.  Your team has only been able to collect the following information: Retailer Price: $120 Wholesaler Price = $80 Manufacturer Price = $70 Manufacturer Variable Cost = $35 A. Complete the following table: Selling Price Variable Cost Margin $ Margin % Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Consumer B. Briefly discuss how you could use this information to your advantage when planning to enter this market.

(20 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s m…

(20 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s margin structure to help you plan your entry into a new market.  The distribution channel follows a typical Manufacturer to Wholesaler to Retailer to Consumer structure.  Your team has only been able to collect the following information: Consumer Cost: $140 Manufacturer Price = $50 Manufacturer Margin % = 25% Wholesaler Margin % = 10% A. Complete the following table: Selling Price Variable Cost Margin $ Margin % Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Consumer B. Briefly discuss how you could use this information to your advantage when planning to enter this market.

(20 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s m…

(20 minutes) You’re trying to understand the competition’s margin structure to help you plan your entry into a new market.  The distribution channel follows a typical Manufacturer to Wholesaler to Retailer to Consumer structure.  Your team has only been able to collect the following information: Consumer Cost: $160 Manufacturer Price = $60 Manufacturer Margin % = 25% Wholesaler Margin % = 10% A. Complete the following table: Selling Price Variable Cost Margin $ Margin % Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Consumer B. Briefly discuss how you could use this information to your advantage when planning to enter this market.

To celebrate their 30th birthday, brothers Mario and Luigi o…

To celebrate their 30th birthday, brothers Mario and Luigi of the Nintendo Mario video game franchise wish to study the distribution of heights of their enemies the Koopa Troopas. Koopa Troopas have normally distributed heights with mean 10 inches and standard deviation 2 inches. What is the probability that a randomly chosen Koopa Troopa is taller than the 25th percentile and shorter than the 75th percentile?