Which of the following statements about goods and services is TRUE? a.
The demand for services is independent of time.
b.
A service encounter can consist of one or more moments of truth.
c.
A good example of a nondurable good is furniture.
d.
A durable good is a product that typically lasts for less than three years.

Suppose you have just been hired as the chief diversity officer of a large company. previous mentoring programs at this company have not been successful. after inquiring about previous efforts, you discover that most mentor pairs met just a few times, but very few lasting or meaningful mentoring relationships were created. there were also a significant number of employees that did not even attempt to seek out a mentor relationship. which of the following may be a reason why prior mentoring programs at your company failed? check all that apply.a) minorities and women are much less likely to develop mentoring relationships than white malesb) mentoring is not an effective way for organizations to develop female and minority employeesc) due to specific laws governing appropriate workplace behavior, senior-level male executives were reluctant to cultivate mentoring relationships with female employees, fearing negative repercussionsd) fear of creating a future competitor within the company, senior-level female executives were hesitant to mentor other female employees

Boone brothers remodels homes and replaces windows. ace builders constructs new homes. if boone brothers considers expanding into new home construction, it should evaluate the expansion project using which one of the following as the required return for the project?

Wallace company provides the following data for next year: month budgeted sales january $120,000 february 108,000 march 140,000 april 147,000 the gross profit rate is 35% of sales. inventory at the end of december is $29,600 and target ending inventory levels are 10% of next month's sales, stated at cost. what is the amount of purchases budgeted for january?