Alex, a manager at Symbic Inc, plotted the company's total energy costs of 1 billion dollars over the past 10 years on a chart. The chart suggested that the energy costs appear to be increasing in a fairly predictable linear fashion and that the energy costs are related to time by a linear function Y t =3+5t, where Y trepresents the estimate of the energy cost in year t. Given the equation, which
of the following is the value of the intercept of the straight line that best fits the time series?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10
B
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Annette is representing Jackson Hauling, a new commercial trash collection service, in a negotiation with the house manager of one of the local university's social fraternities. Annette first plans to suggest that her company can place a larger dumpster behind the fraternity house than the current dumpster the other collection service company provides. She then plans to propose that the group's trash be picked up twice a month. She hopes the frat will accept a once-a-week pickup given the larger size dumpster provided, and she knows that because Jackson is a "small-time" startup company with only a limited number of trucks, the most she can offer is twice weekly pickup. Twice monthly pickup is Annette's ________ position.
A. average B. minimum C. target D. maximum E. opening
The balances in deferred (unearned) revenue accounts represent amounts that are Earned Collected I. Yes No II. Yes Yes III. No No IV. No Yes
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
A slide error occurs when
a. you copy a debit that should have been a credit; b. the difference is equal to the amount of a specific transaction; c. you add incorrectly; d. debit or credit amounts are moved a digit or two to the left or right when entered; e. the entry is reversed.
________ become very familiar with customers' operations and problems and are in an excellent position to satisfy customers' needs by helping them develop a strategy for the product in question
A) Regional sales managers B) District sales managers C) Key account managers D) Field sales representatives