What is a bona fide occupational qualification? Are they a good idea? Do we need more?

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A bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) permits discrimination when employer hiring preferences are a reasonable necessity; age, religion, sex, and national origin are the only areas where a BFOQ is permitted suitable defense against a discrimination charge.Answers will vary regarding whether or not they are a good idea and if more are needed.

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Patrick Manufacturing Systems uses job order costing and a perpetual inventory system. When recording the sale of a job, which account(s) is(are) credited?

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What type of funds are generally invested in secure, short-term instruments?

A. cash flow B. endowment C. unrestricted D. operating reserves

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The production manager for the Coory soft drink company is considering the production of two kinds of soft drinks: regular (R) and diet (D). Two of her limited resources are production time (8 hours = 480 minutes per day) and syrup (1 of the ingredients),

limited to 675 gallons per day. To produce a regular case requires 2 minutes and 5 gallons of syrup, while a diet case needs 4 minutes and 3 gallons of syrup. Profits for regular soft drink are $3.00 per case and profits for diet soft drink are $2.00 per case. What is the objective function? A) MAX $2R + $4D B) MAX $3R + $2D C) MAX $3D + $2R D) MAX $4D + $2R

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Under the common law an offeror may revoke an offer:

A) At any time. B) After the offeree has rejected the offer. C) After the offeree has accepted the offer. D) Prior to the acceptance of the offer.

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