The forecasting method that is appropriate when the time series has no significant trend, cyclical, or seasonal pattern is
a. moving average.
b. mean squared error.
c. mean average error.
d. qualitative forecasting.
a. moving average.
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A. Internet B. World Bank C. United Nations D. World Trade Organization
Joint costs are useful for
a. setting the selling price of a product. b. determining whether to continue producing an item. c. evaluating management by means of a responsibility reporting system. d. determining inventory cost for accounting purposes.
Firms account for leases using either the operating lease method or the capital (finance) lease method. Which of the following is not true?
a. The capital, or finance, lease method treats leases equivalent to installment purchases or sales, where the lessee borrows funds from the lessor to purchase the asset and the lessor recognizes profit at the time of sale. b. The lessee records the leased asset and the lease liability on the balance sheet at the present value of the contractual cash flows at the time of signing the lease. c. The lessee amortizes the leased asset, similar to recognizing depreciation on buildings and equipment. d. The lessor recognizes interest expense on the lease liability, similar to recognizing interest expense on long-term notes or bonds. e. The lessor records the signing of a capital lease the same as if the lessor sold the leased asset for an installment note receivable.
Modification of a company's business model to accommodate the unique local circumstances of developing countries is best exemplified by
A. Japan's reputation for competitive strength in consumer electronics. B. Unilever developing a low-cost detergent, named Wheel, for the Indian market. C. Dell entering China by deviating from its traditional Internet-based orders to orders over phone and fax. D. Mahindra and Mahindra's number one ranking in J. D. Power Asia Pacific's annual new-vehicle overall quality category. E. Home Depot relying on its value propositions only in some developing countries.