Meredith, Linda, and Peter are working together in a project team at a home appliances company. They had to select two out of five new products to be introduced in the next quarter. The team has a conflict over the choice of those two products. (a) Meredith, who is uncomfortable with confrontations, chooses to remain neutral by staying away from the argument. (b) Linda and Peter had a few arguments which were finally resolved when Linda gave in to Peter's demands.
In this situation, (a) Meredith used the____style of conflict resolution and (b) Linda used the_____style of conflict resolution.

Answer:

a) avoiding

b) accommodation

Explanation:

a) Meredith feels uncomfortable with confrontations, she chooses to remain neutral while staying away from the discussion, so it is correct to say that she used the style of avoiding conflict resolution, which occurs when individuals prefer to avoid a situation that can generate conflicts as in the case described in the matter, and so they prefer to act diplomatically avoiding confrontations and not giving opinions contrary to a given situation.

b) Linda used the accommodation style as she gave in to Peter's demands for the choice of products. In this style, the individual values ​​the relationship with the other individual above his personal opinion, and therefore gives up on maintaining the conflict because of a situation that is less important to him than the maintenance of the relationship.

Fusion has already been demonstrated as an energy source, albeit on a limited scale. Engineers hope to transform the scale to provide energy at commercial levels. A loan for development of a niche application has been taken out by an engineering research firm, borrowing $900,000. The loan will be paid back over 5 years with uniform quarterly payments and an interest rate of 10 percent compounded quarterly.
What is the equal quarterly amount to be paid?

Hoag Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours. Budgeted and actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs for the most recent month appear below: Original Budget Actual Costs Fixed overhead costs: Supervision $ 9,880 $ 9,970 Utilities 4,160 4,440 Factory depreciation 21,320 21,190 Total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 35,360 $ 35,600 The company based its original budget on 2,600 machine-hours. The company actually worked 2,280 machine-hours during the month. The standard hours allowed for the actual output of the month totaled 2,080 machine-hours. What was the overall fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance for the month

Crowl Corporation is investigating automating a process by purchasing a machine for $972,000 that would have a 9 year useful life and no salvage value. By automating the process, the company would save $132,000 per year in cash operating costs. The new machine would replace some old equipment that would be sold for scrap now, yielding $21,000. The annual depreciation on the new machine would be $108,000. The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): (Hint: Give answer in decimal format. For example, if an answer is 10%, use the format 0.10 not 10%.)

The Skulls, a student social organization, has two different locations under consideration for constructing a new chapter house. The Skulls' president, a POM student, estimates that due to differing land costs, utility rates, etc., both fixed and variable costs would be different for each of the proposed sites, as follows LocationAnnual FixedVariableAlpha Ave.$5,000 $200per personBeta Blvd.$8,000 $150per person If it is estimated that 30 persons will be living in this new chapter house, which location should the Skulls select

A bond with face value of $500,000 has a bid quote of 99.1227 and an asked quote of 99.3996. How much will you, an investor, pay to purchase 10 of these bonds

At December 31, 2020, Concord Corporation had a projected benefit obligation of $551,500, plan assets of $313,400, and prior service cost of $134,800 in accumulated other comprehensive income. Determine the pension asset/liability at December 31, 2020. (Enter liability using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).) Pension asset/liability at December 31, 2020

Umatilla Bank and Trust is considering giving Splish Brothers Inc. a loan. Before doing so, it decides that further discussions with Splish Brothers Inc.’s accountant may be desirable. One area of particular concern is the Inventory account, which has a year-end balance of $247,680. Discussions with the accountant reveal the following.
1. Splish Brothers Inc. sold goods costing $50,590 to Hemlock Company FOB shipping point on December 28. The goods are not expected to reach Hemlock until January 12. The goods were not included in the physical inventory because they were not in the warehouse.
2. The physical count of the inventory did not include goods costing $100,920 that were shipped to Splish Brothers Inc. FOB destination on December 27 and were still in transit at year-end.
3. Splish Brothers Inc. received goods costing $25,880 on January 2. The goods were shipped FOB shipping point on December 26 by Yanice Co. The goods were not included in the physical count.
4. Splish Brothers Inc. sold goods costing $54,220 to Ehler of Canada FOB destination on December 30. The goods were received in Canada on January 8. They were not included in Splish Brothers Inc. physical inventory.
5. Splish Brothers Inc. received goods costing $43,380 on January 2 that were shipped FOB destination on December 29. The shipment was a rush order that was supposed to arrive December 31. This purchase was included in the ending inventory of $247,680.
Determine the correct inventory amount on December 31.

At date t, a trader buys a bear spread using two European put options on the same stock. The date t stock price is $35 per share. Both put options have the same expiration date, T. The first put option is priced at $2.43 per share and has a strike price equal to $35 per share. The second put option is priced at $0.68 per share and has a strike price equal to $30 per share. At date T, what is the break-even stock price per share

Hazel sells books online for $10.95 each. All of her 630 customers came from her FB friends. How much did she make through FB sales?

Taylor Company began manufacturing operations on January 2, 20X1. During 20X1 Taylor reported pre-tax book income of $150,000 and had taxable income of $200,000. Taylor had a temporary difference relating to accrued product warranty costs which are expected to be paid as follows: 20X2$30,00020X3$15,00020X4$5,000 The enacted tax rates are 21% for 20X1 and 20X2; and 25% for 20X3 and 20X4. The deferred tax asset at the end of 20X1 is:

The total of the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger must equal?

Companies recognize revenue when goods or services are transferred to customers for the amount the company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. That core principle is implemented by (1) identifying a contract with a customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price of the contract, (4) allocating that price to the performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.

Please help!
Note that common skills are listed toward the top and less common skills are listed toward the bottom. According to O*NET, what are some common skills needed by Personal Financial Advisors? Select four options.

critical thinking
judgment and decision making
active listening
reading comprehension
operation and control
quality-control analysis

Abby and Jason are building a new house. They obtained a construction loan of $100,000, which will be rolled over into a conventional 20-year mortgage when the house is complete in 14 months. Simple interest rate of 0.5% per month will be charged on the construction loan. The 20-year mortgage will carry a 6% interest rate with monthly payments (so, it is compounded monthly). What is the monthly payment that Abby and Jason will make

Riverton Corp., which began business at the start of the current year, had the following data: Planned and actual production: 40,000 units Sales: 37,000 units at $15 per unit
Production costs: Variable: $4 per unit
Fixed: $260,000
Selling and administrative costs:
Variable: $1 per unit
Fixed: $32,000 The contribution margin that the company would disclose on a variable-costing income statement is:________.
a. None of the answers is correct.
b. $166,500.
c. $97,500.
d. $370,000.
e. $147,000.

Julie was suffering from a viral infection that caused her to miss work for 90 days. During the first 30 days of her absence, she received her regular salary of $8,000 from her employer. For the next 60 days, she received $12,000 under an accident and health insurance policy purchased by her employer. The premiums on the health insurance policy were excluded from her gross income. During the last 30 days, Julie received $6,000 on an income replacement policy she had purchased. Of the $26,000 she received, Julie must include in gross income:______.

For each of the following situations, decide whether the unemployment that occurs is a result of cyclical, frictional, or structural changes.
Items (7 items) (Drag and drop into the appropriate area below)
A new college graduate takes three months to find his first job.
Two hundred automobile workers lose their jobs as a result of a permanent reduction in the demand for automobiles.
Large numbers of workers lose their jobs as the economy goes into a downturn.
A financial analyst quits her current job to look for a better one

When an import tariff is imposed on an intermediate good, producers of this immediate good in the nation will ____________ while the producers that use the intermediate good as an input will ________. Get better off, get better off Get better off, get worse off Get worse off, get better off Get worse off, get worse off

akashi plans to save $30,000 per year until he retires. His first savings contribution to his retirement account is expected in 1 year from today. Takashi plans to retire in 6 years from today, immediately after making his last $30,000 contribution to his retirement account. He then plans to be retired for 6 years. Takashi expects to earn 8.0 percent per year in his retirement account, both before and during his retirement. If Takashi receives equal annual payments from his retirement account during his retirement with the first of these annual retirement payments received in 1 year after he retires and the last of these annual retirement payments received in 6 years after he retires, then how much can Takashi expect each of his annual retirement payments to be

You have two choices for how you are going to spend Saturday evening. You can go to the pub with your friends, which will cost you £30 for the evening. The pleasure you anticipate from this experience is worth £50 to you. Or you can go to the theatre The ticket will cost you £50, but you value the experience at £60. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct?
a. Based on economic rent alone, you would definitely choose to go to the theatre.
b. The economic cost of going to the pub is £40.
c. The economic rent of going to the pub is £0.
d. The opportunity cost of an evening at the pub is £60.

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. AT&T's decision to move its corporate headquarters meant that about 700
of the company's best-paid executives were moving to the Dallas area.
What did that probably do to the demand curve for expensive homes in the
Dallas area?
A. Shift to the left B. Shift to the right

There are only two consumers in a market, Harry and Hermione. Harry is willing to buy 12 magic wands when the price is $20 per wand and 8 magic wands when the price is $30 per wand. Hermione is willing to buy 15 magic wands when the price is $20 per wand and 10 magic wands when the price is $30 per wand. Given that these are the only two individuals in the market, what is the market demand for wands when the price of wands is $30

Blue Spruce Camera Shop Inc. uses the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value basis for its inventory. The following data are available at December 31. Units Cost per Unit Net Realizable Value per Unit Cameras Minolta 5 $176 $168 Canon 6 149 152 Light Meters Vivitar 11 125 124 Kodak 10 129 132 What amount should be reported on Blue Spruce Camera Shop’s financial statements, assuming the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value rule is applied? Total $Enter a dollar amount that should be reported on Unresolved’s financial statements

During Compute the number of equivalent units with respect to both materials and conversion respectively for March using the weighted-average method. Multiple Choice, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods 20,000 units that were in process at the beginning of March and 100,000 units that were started and completed in March. March's beginning inventory units were 100% complete with respect to materials and 54% complete with respect to conversion. At the end of March, 29,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 100% complete with respect to materials and 29% complete with respect to conversion. Compute the number of equivalent units with respect to both materials and conversion respectively for March using the weighted-average method.

ohnson Inc. is a job-order manufacturing company that uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours to apply overhead to individual jobs. For the current year, estimated direct labor hours are 95,000 and estimated factory overhead is $617,500. The following information is for September of the current year. Job A was completed during September, and Job B was started but not finished. September 1, inventories Materials inventory $ 8,600 Work-in-process inventory (All Job A) 33,400 Finished goods inventory 72,500 Material purchases 120,500 Direct materials requisitioned Job A 76,000 Job B 39,000 Direct labor hours Job A 5,300 Job B 3,100 Labor costs incurred Direct labor ($8.50/hour) 71,400 Indirect labor 14,600 Supervisory salaries 7,100 Rental costs Factory 8,100 Administrative offices 2,900 Total equipment depreciation costs Factory 9,150 Administrative offices 3,250 Indirect materials used 13,100 Required: 1. What is the total cost of Job A

The Central Publishing Company is about to publish its first reference book in managerial economics. It is now in the process of estimating costs. It expects to produce 10,000 copies during its first year. The following costs have been estimated to correspond to the expected copies.
a. Paper Stock $8.000
b. Typesetting $15,000
c. Printing $50,000
d. Art (including graphs) $9.000
e. Editing $20,000
f. Reviews $3,000
g. Promotion and advertising $12,000
h. Binding $22.000
i. Shipping $10,000
In addition to the preceding costs, it expects to pay the authors a 13 percent royalty and its salespeople a 3 percent commission. These percentages will be based on the publisher’s price of $48 per book. Some of the preceding costs are fixed and others are variable. The average variable costs are expected to be constant. Although 10,000 copies is the projected volume, the book could sell anywhere between 0 and 20,000 copies.
Using the preceding data,
1. Write equations for total cost, average total cost, average variable cost, and marginal cost.
2. Draw the cost curves for quantities from 0 to 20,000 (in intervals of 2,000).

Luebke Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. The balance in the Finished Goods inventory account at the beginning of the month was $62,000 and at the end of the month was $31,000. The cost of goods manufactured for the month was $217,000. The actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $58,000 and the manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process was $62,000. The company closes out any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead to cost of goods sold. The adjusted cost of goods sold that would appear on the income statement for November is:____.
a. $255,700.
b. $182,400.
c. $260,600.
d. $221,500.

Suppose that the supply function for honey is p=​S(q)=0.4q+2.8​, where p is the price in dollars for an 8​-oz container and q is the quantity in barrels. Suppose also that the equilibrium price is ​$4.80 and the demand is 4 barrels when the price is ​$6.90. Find an equation for the demand​ function, assuming it is linear.

Bedrock Company reported a December 31 ending inventory balance of $414,500. The following additional information is also available: The ending inventory balance of $414,500 included $73,700 of consigned inventory for which Bedrock was the consignor. The ending inventory balance of $414,500 included $25,400 of office supplies that were stored in the warehouse and were to be used by the company's supervisors and managers during the coming year. Based on this information, the correct balance for ending inventory on December 31 is: