The learning curve for a product is 80 percent. The first unit took 100 hours to complete. The manufacturer wants to determine how many hours the fifth unit will take by using the formula approach. What is the coefficient b for that calculation?
A) -.0969
B) -.2231
C) -.3219
D) .80
E) 1.903
C
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How does the text define “altruistic behaviors”?
a. the deliberate pursuit of actions that will benefit both the self and the interests of the community b. the deliberate pursuit of actions intended to benefit the interests or welfare of others c. behaviors designed to elicit happiness and cooperation from others d. behaviors designed to help one take on a beneficial role in the community
A/an ____ is an organizational design in which there is differentiation of job tasks, rigid rules, and a reliance on top-management objectives.
a. Virtual organization b. Mechanistic model c. Organic model d. Matrix model
Benji, a truck driver, is told by his boss, Penny, to quickly deliver a load of steel and to get to the location within an hour regardless. Benji replied, "That's impossible—I'd have to go 90 miles per hour to do that." Penny said, "Well, you'd best get started." Not surprisingly, Benji was stopped by a highway patrol officer and fined for both speeding and reckless driving. When he went to
court, Benji told the judge that he should be found innocent because he was only acting upon orders of his boss, Penny. Is Benji correct? a. Yes. b. No. c. Yes, but only if he can establish that he had a written contract obligating him to follow Penny's orders. d. Yes, but only if he has no previous record of speeding.
Congress allows corporations to exclude from taxes 70 to 100 percent of dividends received from other corporations. Congress did this to ________
A) encourage corporations to invest in each other B) avoid double taxation on dividends C) eliminates most of the potential tax liability from the dividends received by the second and any subsequent corporations D) lower the cost of equity financing for corporations