What is the primary purpose of Canon's Miru program?

A) encouraging employee collaboration
B) strengthening organizational clarity
C) establishing a strong brand identity
D) communicating with key publics

The biggest breakup of a trust under the Sherman Act was the breakup of the __________.

Consider the transportation problem and its initial solution in the table below. What is the improvement index for the empty cell Source 1 - Destination 3? $\begin{array}{lrrrrr}\text{ COSTS }& \text{ Dest. 1 }& \text{ Dest. 2 }& \text{ Dest. 3 }& \text{ Dest . 4 }& \text{ Supply }\\ \text{ Source 1 }& 12& 18& 9& 11& 45\\ \text{ Source 2 }& 19& 7& 30& 15& 145\\ \text{ Source 3 }& 8& 10& 14& 16& 50\\ \text{ Demand }& 80& 30& 70& 60& 240/240\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lrrrrr}\text{ Shipments }& \text{ Dest. 1 }& \text{ Dest. 2 }& \text{ Dest. 3 }& \text{ Dest 4 }& \text{ Row Total }\\ \text{ Source 1 }& 45& 0& 0& 0& 45\\ \text{ Source 2 }& 35& 30& 70& 10& 145\\ \text{ Source 3 }& 0& 0& 0& 50& 50\\ \text{ Col. Total }& 80& 30& 70& 60& 240/240\end{array}$

A) 0
B) -14
C) -23
D) -70
E) 115

The manufacturing overhead budget at Foshay Corporation is based on budgeted direct labor-hours.The direct labor budget indicates that 5,800 direct labor-hours will be required in May.The variable overhead rate is $9.10 per direct labor-hour.The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $104,400 per month, which includes depreciation of $8,120.All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows.The company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month.The predetermined overhead rate for May should be:

A) $9.10
B) $27.10
C) $18.00
D) $25.70

Sweetwater Corporation is incorporated in Texas. Outside that state, within the United States, the firm is

A) a domestic corporation.
B) a foreign corporation.
C) an alien corporation.
D) a corporation by estoppel.

Illegal immigration can result in higher wages for domestic-born workers who are complementary inputs.