When a company only hires employees who are competent, reliable, courteous, credible, responsive, and able to communicate clearly, it achieves ________ leadership as a source of differentiation.

A. price
B. convenience
C. image
D. personnel
E. service


Answer: D

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a. source code produced by CASE tools is less efficient than code written by a skilled programmer b. alternative designs cannot be reviewed prior to implementation c. system users are reluctant to become involved with the CASE approach d. maintenance costs are increased

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Pecan Inc. produces water valves. Overhead costs have been identified as follows:  Activity PoolCostActivity DriverActivityQuality control$55,500Number of inspections185Material maintenance$87,400Number of machine hours19,000Setups$75,000Number of production runs60 Pecan makes 3 models of valves with the following details:  ?EconomyStandardPremiumUnits produced20,00040,0007,000Number of inspections540140Machine hours4,50012,0002,500Production runs52035Required:  a. Calculate the activity rate for each activity. b. Determine the amount of indirect costs assigned to each of the products.

What will be an ideal response?

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Ellen Bernstein wrote a cheque to Franz Dopier for $500,000 and was nervous that the cheque might get stolen and someone else may try to cash the cheque. Ellen should

A) have post-dated the cheque B) have written "for deposit only" on the cheque C) have given a promissory note instead D) have given a bank draft instead E) have restricted the time frame in which the cheque could be deposited

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Susan Brown has decided that she would like to go back to school after her kids leave home in five years. To save for her education, Susan would like to invest $25,000 in an investment that provides a high return. If her marginal tax rate is 35 percent, what is Susan's after-tax rate of return for the following investment options? Qualified dividends are taxed at 15 percent.(1) Corporate bond issued at face value with 10 percent stated interest rate payable annually.(2) Dividend-paying stock with an annual qualifying dividend equal to 10 percent of her investment.(3) Growth stock with an annual growth rate of 8 percent and no dividends paid. (Round your interim calculations to the nearest whole number.)

What will be an ideal response?

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