If the historical cost of inventory is less than its current replacement cost, the business must write down the inventory cost

Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below

Using the earliest due date dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed? Job Processing Time (days) Job due date (days) A 4 7 B 2 4 C 8 11 D 3 5 E 5 8 A) C, E, A, D, B B) A, B, C, D, E C) B, D, A, E, C D) C, B, A, E, D E) B, D, A, C, E

Which one of the following stock markets was almost 40% of the world's stock market capitalization at the end of 2005?

A) the United Kingdom B) the United States C) France D) Japan