Moore Furniture Inc., a public company, has experienced a consistent 5% increase in net income over the past three years. Moore's management team is under a lot of pressure from investors to maintain its earnings ratios. In order to do so, the CEO could manipulate net income in order to manager the earnings of the company. Which one of the following is NOT a method typically used to manage earnings?
A. Move up the timing related to the launch of a new product that has a huge demand.
B. Recognize revenues prematurely from sales promotions with retailers.
C. Acquire a related business to allow management the opportunity to restructure transactions.
D. Engage in research and development projects to entice investors

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.