Factors that bear upon a company's organization include the external environment in which the firm operates, the nature of the decision to be made, the abilities of lower-level managers, and the firm's established practices. if a firm operates in a complex unpredictable environment with dependable lower-level managers, which of the following would be most likely true about the company?
a. it will be a centralized organization.
b. it will be a decentralized organization.
c. top management will concentrate authority at the upper levels of management.
d. top management will delegate authority only when necessary to achieve an immediate goal.

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company? a) cash flow b) earnings c) supply and demand d) number of employees

Exercise 15-7 crawford corporation incurred the following transactions. 1. purchased raw materials on account $53,000. 2. raw materials of $45,200 were requisitioned to the factory. an analysis of the materials requisition slips indicated that $9,400 was classified as indirect materials. 3. factory labor costs incurred were $65,400, of which $50,200 pertained to factory wages payable and $15,200 pertained to employer payroll taxes payable. 4. time tickets indicated that $55,000 was direct labor and $10,400 was indirect labor. 5. manufacturing overhead costs incurred on account were $81,700. 6. depreciation on the company’s office building was $8,100. 7. manufacturing overhead was applied at the rate of 160% of direct labor cost. 8. goods costing $89,400 were completed and transferred to finished goods. 9. finished goods costing $76,000 to manufacture were sold on account for $105,100. journalize the transactions. (credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. do not indent manually.) no. account titles and explanation debit credit (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (to record the sale) (to record the cost of the sale) click if you would like to show work for this question: open show work

Why does an organization prepare a balance sheet? a. to reveal what the organization owns and owes at a point in time b. to reveal how well the company utilizes its cash c. to calculate retained earnings for a given accounting period d. to calculate gross profit for a given accounting period