Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, is well known for creating an inclusive organizational structure in which anybody in the organization can be involved in generating and acting on new business ideas.

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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, whose core businesses include retail operations, hotels, communications, and an airline, is well known for creating a culture and an informal structure where anybody in the organization can be involved in generating and acting on new business ideas.

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding control charts?

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Jan. $500,000 April $490,000 Feb. $740,000 May $740,000 Mar. $380,000 June $610,000 40% of sales are collected in cash at time of sale, 50% are collected in the month following the sale, and the remaining 10% are collected in the second month following the sale. Cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. Purchases are made in the month prior to the sales, and payments for purchases are made in the month of the sale. Total other cash expenses are $40,000/month. The company's cash balance as of February 28, 2012 will be $25,000. Excess cash will be used to retire short-term borrowing (if any). CraftCo, Inc. has no short term borrowing as of February 28, 2012. Assume that the interest rate on short-term borrowing is 1% per month. The company must have a minimum cash balance of $15,000 at the beginning of each month. What is CraftCo, Inc.'s projected cash balance at the end of March 2012? A) $352,000 B) $301,000 C) $329,000 D) $361,000

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Galben Company's quality cost report is to be based on the following data:    Quality data gathering, analysis, and reporting$38,000Supervision of testing and inspection activities$45,000Liability arising from defective products$30,000Technical support provided to suppliers$39,000Disposal of defective products$72,000Depreciation of test equipment$55,000Downtime caused by quality problems$96,000Test and inspection of in-process goods$69,000Cost of field servicing and handling complaints$52,000?Required:?Prepare a Quality Cost Report in good form with separate sections for prevention costs, appraisal costs, internal failure costs, and external failure costs.

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