BR Company has a contribution margin of 9%. Sales are $477,000, net operating income is $42,930, and average operating assets are $134,000. What is the company's return on investment (ROI) ?

A) 3.6%
B) 9.0%
C) 32.0%
D) 0.3%

If people have trouble selling their houses,they should ________ the price of the houses until they make the sale.

Safety incentive programs are only effective when they are based on monetary rewards.

A Inc. owns 80% of B's outstanding voting shares. Under which of the following scenarios would A's ownership percentage of B change?

A) B Inc. announces a 2-for-1 stock split to all its common shareholders.
B) B issues an additional 10,000 voting shares; A acquires 8,000 shares of the new issue.
C) B issues an additional 10,000 voting shares; A acquires 6,400 shares of the new issue.
D) B retires 20,000 voting share, and in doing so, buy back 16,000 shares from

After viewing a line graph, audiences remember the labels on each axis far better than they remember the shape of the lines.

In ___, pay increases are awarded to an employee in proportion to his/her performance contributions.

A) merit pay systems
B) seniority pay systems
C) employee stock ownership plans
D) profit-sharing plans
E) early retirement incentive programs