An ISO certification is a global indicator of the importance of

A) knowledge management.
B) evidence-based management.
C) total quality management.
D) quantitative analysis.
E) contingency thinking.

Boney Corporation processes sugar beets that it purchases from farmers. Sugar beets are processed in batches. A batch of sugar beets costs $53 to buy from farmers and $18 to crush in the company's plant. Two intermediate products, beet fiber and beet juice, emerge from the crushing process. The beet fiber can be sold as is for $25 or processed further for $18 to make the end product industrial fiber that is sold for $39. The beet juice can be sold as is for $32 or processed further for $28 to make the end product refined sugar that is sold for $79.What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company from processing the intermediate product beet juice into refined sugar rather than selling it as is?

A) $1 per batch
B) ($17) per batch
C) $19 per batch
D) ($52) per batch

The Industrial Design Act requires registration, within three years of its publication, of a unique shape, pattern, or ornament.

Which of the following would not be classified as property,plant and equipment on a balance sheet?

A) Land held for investment.
B) Equipment used in the manufacturing process.
C) A building used as corporate headquarters.
D) A natural resource being mined.

Laboratory studies of group phenomena can be criticized most for

A) failing to maintain control over irrelevant factors.
B) studying behavior in relatively contrived settings.
C) yielding correlational conclusions.
D) demonstrating cause-effect relationships.

Deflation began in the year ____.