All of the following will cause a decline in a company’s gross profit except a : clearance of discontinued inventory. b : selling products with a lower markup. c : paying lower prices to its suppliers. d : increased competition resulting in a lower selling price.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

Identify and describe a variety of performance rating scales that can be used in organizations including graphical scales, letter scales, and numeric scales.

Almeda products, inc., uses a job-order costing system. the company's inventory balances on april 1, the start of its fiscal year, were as follows: