Brandton Corp., a private company with a rigid, hierarchical organizational structure, is looking to fill the position of senior supervisor. Francesca is among the top five applicants being considered for the post. Francesca does not have the expertise necessary for the position, but she comes across as a person who abides by rules and thrives under supervision and directions. This matches the organization's requirements. As a result, Francesca is hired. In the context of basic selection criteria, Brandton Corp. most likely hires Francesca on the basis of .

Oerstman, inc. uses a standard costing system and develops its overhead rates from the current annual budget. the budget is based on an expected annual output of 120,000 units requiring 480,000 direct labor hours.(practical capacity is 500,000 hours)annual budgeted overhead costs total $772,800, of which $556,800 is fixed overhead. a total of 119,300 units, using 478,000 direct labor hours, were produced during the year. actual variable overhead costs for the year were $260,400 and actual fixed overhead costs were $555,450.required: 1. compute the fixed overhead spending variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.2. compute the fixed overhead volume variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?

Which curve shows increasing opportunity cost as you give up more of one option? demand curve bow-shaped curve yield curve indifference curve