An organization's major customer puts pressure on the organization to reduce prices on its products. This is an example of influence exerted by the organization's environment.

Jagjit company designs and builds retaining walls for individual customers. on august 1, there were two jobs in process: job 93 with a beginning balance of $8,650, and job 94 with a beginning balance of $7,270. jagjit applies overhead at the rate of $9 per direct labor hour. direct labor wages average $16 per hour. data on august costs for all jobs are as follows:

Statistical process control charts: a. indicate to the operator the true quality of material leaving the process. b. display upper and lower limits for process variables or attributes and signal when a process is no longer in control. c. indicate to the process operator the average outgoing quality of each lot. d. display the measurements on every item being produced. e. are a graphic way of classifying problems by their level of importance, often referred to as the 80-20 rule.

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because theya. (i) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources.b. (ii) determine how much of each good gets produced.c. (iii) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies.d. all of (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.