Martin's Methods, an educational training firm, has taken steps to reduce the time taken to process the cheques received from its customers from four days to two. Additionally, the firm has switched banks, as its prior bank made funds available for withdrawal one day after deposit, while the new bank makes deposits available immediately. All else the same, these steps should __________ the firm's __________ float.

A) Increase; net.
B) Increase; collection.
C) decrease; net
D) Decrease; disbursement.
E) Not change; net.

Worldwide competition and complex technology has resulted in job elimination due to automation, making human resources less important for organizations today.

A first-mover advantage comes from

A) making improvements to existing product lines.
B) being the first to exploit a niche or enter a market.
C) being the first to take a free-ride on the opportunity created by a pioneer.
D) the ability to poach trained personnel from an established business.
E) taking risks while strategizing to improve an existing market.

Accounting and finance have consistent orientations about financial results.

Ronda Manufacturing Corporation uses a standard cost system with machine-hours as the activity base for overhead.Last year, Ronda incurred $840,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead and generated a $42,000 favorable fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance.The following data relate to last year's operations: What amount of total fixed manufacturing overhead cost did Ronda apply to production last year?

A) $837,900
B) $840,000
C) $926,100
D) $972,405

Dustin is the president of an international bank and he is interested in finding out how employees in different global locations prefer to be rewarded for excellence and improvement. Which GLOBE project cultural dimension does this reflect?

A) Passiveness
B) Gender equality
C) Motivation orientation
D) Future orientation
E) Performance orientation