The three options for soliciting business from potential suppliers are:. a. request for information (RFI), request for quotation (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP)
b. request for quotation (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP) and request or invitation for bid (RFB or IFB)
c. request for quotation (RFQ), request for confirmation (RFC) and request for proposal (RFP)
d. request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), and request or invitation for bid (RFB or IFB)
e. request for quotation (RFQ), request for price (RFP), and request or invitation for bid (RFB or IFB)

The retained earnings account has a credit balance of $24,650 before closing entries are made. if total revenues for the period are $77,700, total expenses are $56,900, and dividends are $13,050, what is the ending balance in the retained earnings account after all closing entries are made?

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions