Gulshan Parvana operates a machine shop in Istanbul, Turkey. She places bids on small projects in the metropolitan area. Which of the following is most likely to be a cost driver that should be considered when determining how to allocate utility costs?

When the manufacturer of Pine-Sol cleaning liquid introduced an orange-scented cleaner, which of the following occurred?

a. The product was easily sold to many foreign countries using the same, popular Pine-Sol brand name. b. The product was a new product because it was an improvement or revision of an existing product. c. The product was not accepted well in the market until a personal selling campaign was launched. d. The product was not considered new, because the product was not discontinuous.

The CEO of JLI Corp. decided to expand into a new market in 2010. At the end of 2010, JLI's stock

price had decreased 5% since the beginning of the year. Which of the following statements is MOST correct? A) The CEO made a poor decision to expand because the stock price decreased during the year. B) CEO decisions are irrelevant because the efficient market determines the value of a company's stock. C) The CEO's decision may have been optimal, keeping the stock price from falling more than 5% for the year. D) The CEO made a poor decision to expand because the company's profits for the year obviously decreased, causing the drop in stock price.