An important characteristic of purchasing, logistics, and support activities is flexibility
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In forward-thinking enterprises, supply management seldom plays a key role in the development of new products and services
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During the first week of January, an employee works 50 hours. For this company, workers earn 150% of their regular rate for hours in excess of 40 per week. Her pay rate is $20 per hour, and her wages are subject to no deductions other than FICA Social Security, FICA Medicare, and federal income taxes. The tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $128,400 earned each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7000 of an employee's pay. The employee has $84 in federal income taxes withheld. What is the amount of this employee's gross pay for the first week of January?
A. $1100 B. $1500 C. $1400 D. $1040 E. $1560
Sasha is a human resource (HR) manager at a company. A survey of the company's employees reveals that more than 80 percent of the employees belong to the demographic segment Generation Y. In this scenario, which of the following HR strategies should Sasha implement in order to best serve the needs of the employees?
A. Sasha should use recognition and advancement as the driving forces to motivate employees. B. Sasha should restrict the employees from using work from home or telecommuting options. C. Sasha should use financial rewards to motivate the employees to improve their productivity. D. Sasha should avoid giving regular, direct feedback to the employees. E. Sasha should keep the training sessions highly formal and standardized.
[Disputed Dominion] Congress set up a new agency to more closely regulate testing of personal and cosmetic products on animals. Legislation was passed naming the agency the "Animal Protection Commission," and setting forth the function of the agency and its specific powers. Congress provided the agency with the power to make rules, investigate violations, and adjudicate charges of wrongdoing. The agency proceeded to properly give notice and issue rules. The rules provided for civil as well as for criminal penalties. Agency personnel issued an order for ABC Co. to attend a hearing regarding its animal testing and to bring to the hearing all company documents pertaining to animal testing. ABC Co. resisted on the basis that the agency had no power to compel its attendance at a hearing or to
require it to provide any documents. ABC Co. also claimed that agencies do not have the power to impose criminal penalties. The agency proceeded to issue a ruling that ABC Co. cease all activity based upon its refusal to cooperate.Which of the following is true regarding the claim of ABC Co. that agencies have no power to issue rules containing criminal penalties? A. ABC Co. is incorrect, but any criminal penalties enforced by an agency may not exceed a fine of $1,000. B. ABC Co. is incorrect, but any criminal penalties enforced by an agency may not exceed a fine of $10,000. C. ABC Co. is incorrect regarding its claim that all agencies lack the authority to enforce a criminal penalty, but correct in that the Animal Protection Commission cannot enforce a criminal penalty because an agency can only enforce a criminal penalty if human health or national security is involved. D. ABC Co. is correct. E. ABC Co. is incorrect, and the Animal Protection Commission can enforce criminal penalties.