The step-down method ultimately results in less total cost being allocated to operating departments than the direct method.

___ are single-use plans that commit resources for specific time periods to activities, projects, or programs.

A) Procedures
B) Policies
C) Guidelines
D) Budgets
E) Forecasts

________ do not translate well across cultures.

A retailer that operates a brick-and-mortar store but also sells its products through its website and catalogs is practicing ________ retailing.

Which expression is consistent with the outgroup homogeneity bias?

A) "They all look alike to me."
B) "We are all individuals who can't be easily described."
C) "We are thrifty,but they are miserly."
D) "You got to see 'em to believe 'em"
E) "He is just like all the rest."

________ segmentation is the most common basis of consumer market segmentation because these segments are easy to define and usually easy to reach.

A) Geographic
B) Psychographic
C) Behavioral
D) Benefits
E) Demographic