A company’s broad "macro-environment" refers to: Select one: a. The industry and competitive arena in which the company operates b. The driving change factors of in the market c. All the strategically significant forces and factors outside a company’s boundaries—economic conditions, demographics, societal values, technological factors, and governmental legislation and regulation d. The company’s resource strengths, resource weaknesses, and competitive capability

Which of the following is false regarding the links between jit and quality? a. jit increases the cost of obtaining good quality. b. as quality improves, fewer inventory buffers are needed; in turn, jit performs better. c. jit reduces the number of potential sources of error by shrinking queues and lead times. d. inventory hides bad quality; jit immediately exposes it. e. if consistent quality exists, jit allows firms to reduce all costs associated with inventory.

The blumer company entered into the following transactions during 2012: 1. the company was started with $22,000 of common stock issued to investors for cash. 2. on july 1, the company purchased land that cost $15,500 cash. 3. there were $700 of supplies purchased on account. 4. sales on account amounted to $9,500. 5. cash collections of receivables were $5,500. 6. on october 1, 2012, the company paid $3,600 in advance for a 12-month insurance policy that became effective on october 1. 7. supplies on hand as of december 31, 2010 amounted to $225. the amount of cash flow from investing activities would be:

For the year ended december 31, 2019, davidson mart had sales of $ 550 comma 000 and cost of goods sold of $ 412 comma 500. davidson estimates that approximately 2% of the merchandise sold will be returned. the adjusting journal entry on december 31, 2019, would include a