Which of the following is contracting of noncore operations or jobs from internal production within a business to an external entity that specializes in that operation? a. outsourcing b. offshoring c. offshore outsourcing d. licensing e. crowdsourcing

John is a 45-year-old manager who enjoys playing basketball in his spare time with his teenage sons and their friends. at work he finds that he is better able to solve problems that come up because of his many years of experience, but while on the court, he finds he is not as good keeping track of the ball while worrying about the other players. john's experience is:

Mandalay hotel bases its budgets on guest-days. the hotel's static budget for august appears below: budgeted number of guest-days 4,300 budgeted variable costs: supplies (@$9.60 per guest-day) $ 41,280 laundry (@$9.40 per guest-day) 40,420 total variable cost 81,700 budgeted fixed costs: wages and salaries 57,190 occupancy costs 52,030 total fixed cost 109,220 total cost $ 190,920 the total cost at the activity level of 5,200 guest-days per month should be:

Michael works in an it firm that is well known for making innovative products. michael is asked to develop a product that would serve an unmet need. though he has many ideas for it, none of them quite fits the bill. he finally decides to stand back from the problem for a period of time and ceases to consciously think about the yet-to-be-developed product. after a week, as he looks over his notes, he realizes the solution. the period of time in which michael did not consciously work on the problem is referred to as