Tasty Treats, a cookie manufacturer, combines with Minty Goodies, a chocolate manufacturer, to form a company called Yummy, Inc. This scenario illustrates a(n)

A) consolidation.
B) partnership.
C) acquisition.
D) merger.
E) strategic alliance.

The study of economics is primarily concerned with:

A) keeping private businesses from losing money.
B) demonstrating that capitalistic economies are superior to socialistic economies.
C) choices that are made in seeking the best use of resources.
D) determining the most equitable distribution of society's output.

A supply curve that is a vertical straight line indicates that:

A) production costs for this product cannot be calculated.
B) the relationship between price and quantity supplied is inverse.
C) a change in price will have no effect on the quantity supplied.
D) an unlimited amount of the product will be supplied at a constant price.

Which of the following is a behavioral interview question related to communication?

A) Tell me about a time when you dealt with an irate customer.
B) Tell me about a time when you had to analyze information and provide a recommendation.
C) Tell me about a goal that you set and did not reach.
D) Tell me about a situation where you had to solve a difficult problem.

Sleep Tight, Inc., manufactures comforters. The estimated inventories on January 1 for finished goods, work in process, and materials were $39,000, $33,000, and $27,000, respectively. The desired inventories on December 31 for finished goods, work in process, and materials were $42,000, $35,000, and $21,000, respectively. Direct materials purchases were $575,000, direct labor was $212,000 for the year, and factory overhead was $156,000. Prepare a cost of goods sold budget for Sleep Tight, Inc.

A financial reward for good performance will not qualify as an employee recognition program if it is not accompanied by ________.