As a company's initial international business involvement becomes too much for a single manager or export department to handle, the next step is typically to establish a(n):

Which of the following methods is considered as the last step in resolving a dispute?

A. informal settlement B. arbitration C. conciliation D. coercion E. litigation

For a flexible premium deferred annuity, the time during which the owner makes premium payments and the time before benefit payments begin is known as the:

A. Activity period. B. Annuity period. C. Accumulation period. D. Annuitization period