Accepting a special order will improve overall net operating income if the revenue from the special order exceeds:

a. the contribution margin on the order.
b. the incremental costs associated with the order.
c. the variable costs associated with the order.
d. the sunk costs associated with the order.

During a meeting, tammy, a branch manager for usa bank, pointed to the corporate organization chart on the wall. tammy remarked that "these people provide advice, recommendations, and research for us, and they are indicated with a dotted line. laura (our ceo) and the vice presidents of our organization are up here, indicated on the organization chart by a solid line vertical line." are indicated on the organization chart by a solid line and are indicated by a dotted line. a. line managers; temporary personnel b. line managers; personnel in training c. staff personnel; vital personnel d. line managers; part-time personnel e. line managers; staff personnel