With the arrival of tablet devices, such as Apple's iPad in 2010, growth in the global PC industry has slowed considerably and sales are expected to be declining by 2016. Though Apple has slightly increased its global unit market share from 10 to 12 percent, the company should be concerned that this product is becoming a ________.
A. hedgehog
B. star
C. dog
D. cash cow
E. question mark
Answer: C
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Absorption costing considers ________ as product costs.
A) variable manufacturing overhead B) sales salaries and commissions C) administrative office salaries D) advertising costs
Muses Manufacturing produces plastic toys and uses process costing
There are three processing departments-Assembling, Finishing, and Packaging. On January 1, the Finishing Department had 2,000 units of partially processed product in production. During January, 31,000 units were transferred in from the Assembling Department and 29,000 units were completed and transferred out. At the end of the month, 4,000 units of partially processed products remained in the Finishing Department. See additional details below. Finishing Department, ending balance at January 31 Percent completed for materials cost: 94% Percent completed for conversion cost: 70% What was the number of equivalent units for the month of January, with respect to direct materials, for the Finishing Department? A) 32,760 units B) 33,000 units C) 29,000 units D) 3,760 units
The doctrine under which the trademark holder has no right to control goods after it sells them in commerce is referred to as:
a. the trademark dilution doctrine. b. the exhaustion doctrine. c. the gray market doctrine. d. the loss of control doctrine.
Name the five common categories of hardship and provide an example of what each type of hardship can teach a leader.
What will be an ideal response?