Which of the following statements is false concerning the use of ABC in service industries?
a. In most service industries, a large portion of overhead costs are company-wide costs.
b. When using ABC for service industries, special methods must be used to identify cost pools and cost drivers due to the unique nature of the services offered.
c. The notion regarding eliminating as many non-value-added activities as possible applies equally to manufacturers and service providers.
d. All of these statements are true concerning the use of ABC in the service industries.

The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.

Penny poodle wanted to know which dog obedience training program was more effective: puppy pride, the approach she has been using for any years, or doggie do-right, a new approach. penny convinced 50 human companions of untrained dogs to participate in her study. the dogs and their humans were randomly assigned to complete the puppy pride or doggie do-right course. at the end of the training programs, all of the dogs were scored on their level of obedience on a standardized dog obedience checklist (scores could range from 10 to 100). the design of this study is:

Burnley and co., a graphic design firm, has offices in new york, texas, california, new mexico, and new jersey. each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to emma burnley, the ceo. the heads of the centralized hr, finance, and marketing teams report to emma burnley as well. managers in the various offices also report to the ceo directly. based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? a) emma burnley has a wide span of control. b) burnley and co. has a tall hierarchical structure. c) emma burnley is underworked. d) burnley and co. is a mechanistic organization.