B. f.e., inc. is changing its employee benefits plan. some of the changes will be positive and some will take current benefits away. as vice president of human resources, cynthia is concerned that the communication to the employees be as accurate as possible. when the changes are communicated from management to the employees, a small group of employees reacts negatively. the employees don't like the changes and feel the company once again is taking advantage of them, even though the positive changes outweigh the negative ones. this group sends a representative to cynthia to express their concerns. cynthia is anxious to understand this group's concerns. refer to case 2.1. by listening to a representative of the group, cynthia is select one: a. squelching grapevine communication. b. using a formal horizontal channel to communicate. c. being proactive in trying to build trust. d. eliminating filters.

Ida sidha karya company is a family-owned company located on the island of bali in indonesia. the company produces a handcrafted balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. the gamelans are sold for $860. selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 320 units sold 285 units in ending inventory 35 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 135 direct labor $ 355 variable manufacturing overhead $ 30 variable selling and administrative $ 15 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 27,000 the absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: sales $ 245,100 cost of goods sold 205,200 gross margin 39,900 selling and administrative expense 31,275 net operating income $ 8,625 required: 1. under absorption costing, how much fixed manufacturing overhead cost is included in the company's inventory at the end of last year? 2. prepare an income statement for last year using variable costing. what is the amount of the difference in net operating income between the two costing methods?

En major recording acts are able to play at the stadium. if the average profit margin for a concert is $175,000, how much would the stadium clear for all of these events combined?

Which of these is an example of innovation?