The after-tax cost of common stock is

Continuous improvement with lean systems:

A) involves navigating a ship over treacherous rocks. B) requires periodically increasing lot sizes or workforce levels to uncover problems. C) entails systematically stressing the system and focusing on problem areas. D) focuses exclusively on internal operations without addressing relationships with customers and suppliers.

________ methods are the most common type of forecasting method for the long-term strategic planning process

A) Regression B) Qualitative C) Time series D) Queuing