U.S.firms that receive the Award for Corporate Excellence have been recognized for ______.

A) employing a highly diverse workforce
B) providing a safe working environment
C) exhibiting social responsibility overseas
D) supporting local charities and organizations

April is a firm believer in the power of the Google search engine. She rarely ventures beyond the first two pages of results though; this helps her save time and avoid getting overwhelmed by the results. Your suggestion to April would be ________.

A) to follow the direct approach
B) that the algorithm used to rank the results might not reflect her priorities, so the first few hits might not be the best for her project
C) to use fewer search terms to find more results; use more search terms to find fewer results
D) to try variations of search terms

When the end-of-period spreadsheet is complete, the Adjustments columns should have

A) total credits greater than total debits if a net income was earned
B) total debits greater than total credits if a net loss was incurred
C) total debits greater than total credits if a net income was earned
D) total debits equal to total credits

Calculate the projected fixed assets needed given the following information: current sales = $25,000; current sales capacity = 80%; current fixed assets = $15,000; projected future sales = $40,000.

A) $5,000
B) $20,200
C) $4,200
D) $19,200
E) $5,200

The "tragedy of the commons" is a

A) prisoner's dilemma.
B) simulation game.
C) social disease.
D) social trap.
E) procedural conflict.

What document gives authority to a managing partner to run the business?

A) Articles of Organization
B) Management Articles
C) Articles of Incorporation
D) International Articles of Trade

Firms must now provide detailed disclosure of three broad executive pay categories.Which of the following is not one of these categories?

A) Retirement and other postemployment compensation.
B) Costs incurred by the corporation for executive travel,entertainment,and other "expense account" items.
C) Compensation for the last fiscal year and the two preceding years.
D) Holdings of equity-related interests that relate to compensation.

The goal of any marketing communication is to

A) maximize personal selling.
B) increase public relations click-through rates.
C) overwhelm negative publicity with commercial speech.
D) replace cause-related marketing with non-cause-related marketing.
E) get the right message to the right audience through the right media.