What are the costs of a high turnover within a company's sales force?

What will be an ideal response?


Hiring and training qualified replacements for the sales force represent costs, and the opportunity cost of sales that were not made while a salesperson was in place may be substantial. Also, a salesperson with strong relationships with her customers may "take the customer" to a different company.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Pursuing an inorganic growth strategy, Wilson Company acquired Venus Company's net assets and assigned them to four separate reporting divisions. Wilson assigned total goodwill of $134,000 to the four reporting divisions as given below: Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Carrying value$200,000  $320,000  $370,000  $300,000  Goodwill included in carrying value 20,000   34,000   50,000   30,000  Fair value of net identifiable assets at year-end 150,000   300,000   390,000   280,000  Fair value of reporting unit at year-end 180,000   350,000   360,000   295,000  Based on the preceding information, what amount of goodwill will be reported for Alpha at year-end?

A. $10,000 B. $30,000 C. $20,000 D. $0

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When a foreign branch lends a Euro deposit to its home office in the U.S., how is this listed on the balance sheet of the home office?

A. Loan from subsidiary B. Liabilities to foreign branches C. Securities sold under agreement to repurchase D. Bankers acceptance E. None of the options is correct

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_____ refers to collecting and using data to show that human resource practices have a positive influence on the company's bottom line or key stakeholders.

A) Performance management B) Human resource planning C) Corporate social responsibility D) Evidence-based HR E) Recruitment effectiveness planning

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