____ is rudeness and employees' lack of regard for one another.

A) Insubordination
B) Incivility
C) Agression
D) Interpersonal relations

The cross-price elasticity of demand between good X and good Y is -3. Given this information, which of the following statements is true?

A) The demand for goods X and Y is elastic.
B) Goods X and Y are substitutes.
C) Goods X and Y are complements.
D) The demand for goods X and Y is income elastic.

One guiding proposition of Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership is that a relationship-oriented style works best in low-control situations and a task-oriented style works best in high-control situations.

Bondi Corporation makes automotive engines. For the most recent month, budgeted production was 1,500 engines. The standard power cost is $3.10 per machine-hour. The company's standards indicate that each engine requires 9.3 machine-hours. Actual production was 1,800 engines. Actual machine-hours were 15,860 machine-hours. Actual power cost totaled $51,593.Required:Determine the rate and efficiency variances for the variable overhead item power cost and indicate whether those variances are unfavorable or favorable.

If the long-run supply curve of a purely competitive industry slopes upward, this implies that the prices of relevant resources

A) will fall as the industry expands.
B) are constant as the industry expands.
C) rise as the industry contracts.
D) rise as the industry expands.

Erin, the owner of a local children's clothing store, has a strong reputation for anticipating her customers' needs, listening to her customers, and creatively responding to her customers' needs. In the language of TQM, she is

A) effective.
B) proactive.
C) customer-centered.
D) progressive.
E) empowered.