In Consolidated Edison Co v. Public Service Comm., the New York utility commission ruled that the electric company could not send its customers information in support of nuclear power. The Supreme Court held the commission was:
a. correct; the customers were a captive audience that could not avoid the information
b. correct; the utility is regulated by the state, so any expenditure of funds can be controlled
c. correct; nuclear power is a political issue, discussions may be limited by firms affected by public policies d. incorrect; the utility has a First Amendment right to discuss political issues
e. incorrect; no government agency may impose restrictions on the speech of private parties
d
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After all of the account balances have been extended to the Balance Sheet columns of the work sheet, the totals of the debit and credit columns are $37,875 and $32,735, respectively. What is the amount of net income or net loss for the period?
a. $5,140 net income b. $37,875 net loss c. $5,140 net loss d. $32,735 net income
A primary feature of automated control in the acquisition cycle includes which of the following?
a. That authorization is no longer required. b. Limits as to the number of items that can be received by the warehouse. c. Calculated order quantities based on set criteria. d. Funds transfer at the request of the controller.
Which of the following characteristics does not apply to the decision-model approach to research?
a. It asks what information is needed for making decisions. b. It asks what information users want. c. It concentrates on what information is useful for particular decisions. d. It has a normative and deductive orientation.
One means to reduce uncertainty in business communication is to increase the number of competing messages in the environment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false