Financial accountants: a) provide information to external entities that allows them to evaluate business performance.
b) summarize the company's production activities in a way that allows managers to make decisions.
c) have a primary focus on providing managers within the organization with reports to make good business decisions.
d) work with government lobbyists to push for more favorable accounting regulations.

In its 2016 annual report, caterpillar inc. reported the following (in millions): 2016 2015 sales $38,537 $47,011 cost of goods sold 28,309 33,546 as a percentage of sales, did caterpillar's gross profit increase or decrease during 2016? select one: a. gross profit increased from 26.8% to 28.6% b. gross profit decreased from 28.6% to 26.5% c. gross profit increased from 71.4% to 73.2% d. gross profit decreased from 73.2% to 71.4% e. there is not enough information to answer the question.

In the supply-and-demand schedule shown above, at the lowest price of $50, producers supply music players and consumers demand music players.

In a small group, members have taken on the task roles of information giver, critic/analyzer, and recorder, and the maintenance roles of gatekeeper and follower. they need to fulfill one more role. which of the following would be most effective for their group dynamics? a dominator b coordinator c opinion seeker d harmonizer