______ variations are treated as outliers and are eliminated from consideration for forecasting purposes.

A. Cyclical
B. Seasonal
C. Irregular
D. Regular


C. Irregular

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A centralized training function not only hampers the streamlining of processes but also denies the company a cost advantage in purchasing training from vendors.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a credit report may be issued for any legitimate business or personal need

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When Henry Ford offered a $5-a-day minimum wage for all his workers, he

a. broke a race barrier of the day. b. created a virtuous circle. c. created a larger market for his cars. d. Henry Ford did all of these things with the $5-a-day minimum wage.

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The guidelines for designing an incentive compensation system that will help drive successful strategy execution include _________.

A) making the payoff for meeting or beating performance targets a major, not minor, piece of the total compensation package. B) having a bonus and incentive plan that applies to managers only (employees should generally not be included in incentive pay plans but should have attractive wages and salaries). C) having an outside wage and salary expert administer the system, so that there is no doubt as to its fairness and impartiality. D) basing the incentives on group performance rather than individual performance. E) making minimal use of nonmonetary incentives and rewarding people for diligently performing their assigned duties.

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