Which of the following would produce the largest increase in the contribution margin per unit?
A. A 23% increase in the number of units sold.
B. A 17% decrease in fixed cost.
C. A 7% increase in selling price.
D. A 15% decrease in selling price.
E. A 14% increase in variable cost.
Answer: C
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A) original cost minus depreciation expense for the current period. B) original cost minus accumulated depreciation. C) the estimated cost to replace the asset at today's price. D) the estimated amount that the asset could be sold for in today's market.
Caileen has a pattern of coming in late on Mondays. Each time this has happened, Caileen’s manager has gotten angrier and angrier. Finally, the manager has had enough and wants to dock Caileen’s pay for being tardy on so many Mondays. However, there is no evidence that Caileen has ever been told that coming in late on Mondays is a problem. The discipline of Caileen appears to violate which test of Just Cause?
A. Upon investigation, was there substantial evidence or proof that the employee was guilty as charged? B. Was the degree of discipline administered by the company in a particular case reasonably related to the seriousness of the employee’s proven offense and the record of the employee’s service with the company? C. Did the company give the employee forewarning or foreknowledge of the possible or probable disciplinary consequences of the employee’s conduct? D. Has the company applied its rules, orders, and penalties evenhandedly and without discrimination to all employees?
According to Barber (1996) where is globalization taking the world?
a. On a collision course between profit and health b. On a collision course between McDonalds and KFC c. On a collision course between McWorld and Jihad d. On a collision course between the haves and have-nots
Managers can deliberately set challenging performance targets at levels high enough to promote outstanding company performance by establishing
A. a specifically detailed and integrated model of operating policies, practices, and procedures. B. financial objectives that drive standardization of cost-efficiency and unify stringent operating specifications. C. stretch objectives that challenge the organization to deliver stretch gains in performance. D. why the company does certain things in trying to please its customers. E. mainstay objectives that although are easily attainable, and the company is obligated to meet, they are designed to spur motivation in the workforce.