The market for organic fruit is booming as more and more people try to follow a healthier lifestyle. The Green Apple Company is the UK market leader and able to command high prices for its excellent products, especially locally grown strawberries. Where are the strawberries most likely to be placed on the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix?
a. star
b. cash cow
c. problem child
d. question mark
e. dog
a. star
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The last step in the posting process is
a. writing the date of the transaction in the account's Date column. b. writing the amount of the transaction in the Debit or Credit column, and entering the new balance in the Balance columns under Debit or Credit. c. writing the page number of the journal in the Post. Ref. column of the ledger account. d. recording the ledger account number in the Post. Ref. column of the journal.
Keller Company is evaluating its two divisions, North Division and South Division. Data for the North Division include sales of $250,000, variable costs of $125,000, and fixed costs of $200,000, 50 percent of which are traceable to the division. Data for the South Division include sales of $300,000, variable costs of $175,000, and fixed costs of $225,000, 60 percent of which are traceable to the
division. Common fixed costs for the company are A) $150,000. B) $190,000. C) $235,000. D) $425,000.
Suppose the yield on a 10-year T-bond is currently 5.05% and that on a 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS) is 1.80%. Suppose further that the MRP on a 10-year T-bond is 0.90%, that no MRP is required on a TIPS, and that no liquidity premium is required on any T-bond. Given this information, what is the expected rate of inflation over the next 10 years? Disregard cross-product terms, i.e., if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average.
A. 2.66% B. 1.88% C. 2.35% D. 2.00% E. 2.49%
United Industrial Corporation gives preferential treatment in hiring and promotion to the members of all protected classes. This treatment results in discrimination against members of the majority. This is
A. a bona fide occupational practice. B. a business necessity. C. constructive discharge. D. reverse discrimination.