Define the relationship between benchmark and benchmarking.
What will be an ideal response?
Benchmarks are baseline values the system seeks to attain. Benchmarking is a process of continuously
measuring system results, comparing those results to optimal system performance (benchmark values)
and identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance. Benchmarking uses benchmarks.
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Which of the following is a type of marketing advantage?
A) product line advantage B) marketing expenses C) variable costs D) operating expenses E) service quality
George owns three adjacent town houses in an upscale neighborhood. He sells one to Bernardo but gets him to promise to never sell the property to a woman or a poor person. This restriction is built into the deed George gives to Bernardo, along with a statement that the property is to revert to George if this promise is broken. Which of the following statements is true in this case?
A. This restriction is not enforceable because it is against public policy. B. This restriction is enforceable because it is built into the deed. C. This restriction is not enforceable because private restrictions only apply to the size and cost of the house. D. This restriction is enforceable because it does not effectively prevent the sale of the property to anyone else.
The U.S. government will pay SB Amos $2,500,000 each six months, equal to 2.5% of the $100 million face amount of the treasury bonds (5% annual coupon rate, paid in two installments each year), and will repay the $100 million at the end of five years. Assume that at the time SB Amos purchases the bonds, the market prices these bonds to yield SB Amos 6% annually (3% each six months). The bonds are
classified as held to maturity. SB Amos will pay an amount equal to _____ for the bonds. a. $95,734,898 b. 100,000,000 c. 105,567,432 d. 110,987,012 e. 116,802,503
All of the following sentences are correct except ____
A) Any one of the team members is able to add comments to the report B) Either of the proposals are acceptable to the work team. C) Some of our customers feel that the prices are too high.