Why is it useful to identify or analyze occupational and industrial trends when considering your career path? a. jobs are all pretty much the same, so looking at trends will give you a precise picture of what the future should look like. b. watching the trends within your chosen industry can tell you when you should expect to be promoted, so you can base your long-term goals around statistical trends. c. occupational trends can give you an idea of whether a certain industry is improving or declining, and might you identify how competitive your specific job market will be. d. analyzing trends is not useful since statistics tend to be incorrect or misleading.

The school cafeteria can make pizza for approximately $0.30 a slice. the cost of kitchen use and cafeteria staff runs about $200 per day. the pizza den nearby will deliver whole pizzas for $9.00 each. the cafeteria staff cuts the pizza into eight slices and serves them in the usual cafeteria line. with no cooking duties, the staff can be reduced by half, for a fixed cost of $75 per day. should the school cafeteria make or buy its pizzas?

Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.

You are to receive five gold coins from your great uncle as an incentive to study hard. the coins were originally purchased in 1982. your great uncle will deliver the coins the week after finals (assuming your grades are "acceptable"). the amount your great uncle paid for the coins is a(n): indirect cost.overhead cost.opportunity cost.sunk cost.