Explain the difference between a cost, a cost object, and a cost pool.

What will be an ideal response?


A cost is a sacrifice of resources. It may be either an outlay cost or an opportunity cost. A cost object is any end for which we want to know the cost. A cost pool is a collection of costs to be assigned to the cost objects.

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What will be an ideal response?

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The inclination in diverse global teams is to

A. treat everyone the same. B. avoid discussing politics, sex, and religion. C. focus on differences and suppress commonalities. D. treat everyone as a unique individual. E. suppress differences and focus on commonalities.

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There is one set of ambient standards—maximum permissible levels of certain pollutants—and the Environmental Protection Agency formulates plans to achieve them

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A firm in the International Trade Phase of Globalization:

A) makes all foreign payments in foreign currency units and all foreign receipts in domestic currency units. B) receives all foreign receipts in foreign currency units and makes all foreign payments in domestic currency units. C) bears direct foreign exchange risk. D) none of the above

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