The concept that focuses on important variances and ignores trivial ones is

Which is a must-have quality for a fashion forecaster? A. connections with major designers B. knowledge of several languages C. keen observation skills D. a good runway presence

According to Scott, the COO of Barcelona Restaurant Group, employees are given the opportunity and freedom to achieve organizational goals through a variety of different approaches, tasks, and decisions, based on the situation.

Ben and Chris combined their love of football with a business venture. They purchased a small portable cart and began selling football memorabilia outside of the hometown stadium.

After the death of her husband, Gina Baker, 35, received a check for $350,000 from a life insurance company. Gina has two small children and wants to make sure that both she and the children are taken care of in the future.

Suppose country X currently produces widgets. Then it establishes a regional trade agreement with country Y. Following the formation of the regional trade agreement, country X no longer produces widgets and now imports widgets from country Y.

In the Reaching Beyond our Borders box titled, "Ethical Culture Clash", the story proves that a large multi-national company such as Motorola can ask its employees, and should expect them to follow the same ethical standards they would practice if

Kier Company issued $600,000 in bonds on January 1, Year 1. The bonds were issued at face value and carried a 5-year term to maturity. The bonds have a 6.00% stated rate of interest and interest is payable in cash on December 31 each year.

Suppose that the adult population is 4 million, the number of unemployed is 0.25 million, and the labor-force participation rate is 75%. What is the unemployment rate?

Clear Colors Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor costs to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs.

You sell a put option on S&P 500 index with the strike price of 3300. Suppose the S&P 500 index is 3000 on the option expiration date. What is your payoff?