A motivation and incentive system that is aimed at spurring stronger employee commitment to good strategy execution: a. should focus on incorporating more positive than negative motivational elements.
b. should be tied first and foremost to whether employees satisfactorily perform their assigned duties in an ethical and honorable manner.
c. must involve deliberately assigning employees heavy workloads and tight deadlines.
d. needs to put top priority on making employees happy and secure in their jobs.
e. must avoid the potential for negative consequences if performance is subpar.

Adds up the money earned by producers plus taxes paid to the goverment. a) income approach b) product approach c) expenditure approach

Required prepare the necessary adjusting entries in the general journal as of december 31, assuming the following: on september 1, the company entered into a prepaid equipment maintenance contract. birch company paid $3,400 to cover maintenance service for six months, beginning september 1. the payment was debited to prepaid maintenance. supplies on hand at december 31 are $3,900. unearned commission fees at december 31 are $7,000. commission fees earned but not yet billed at december 31 are $3,500. (note: debit fees receivable.) birch company's lease calls for rent of $1,600 per month payable on the first of each month, plus an annual amount equal to 1% of annual commissions earned. this additional rent is payable on january 10 of the following year. (note: be sure to use the adjusted amount of commissions earned in computing the additional rent.)

Use the information below to answer the following question. the boxwood company sells blankets for $60 each. the following was taken from the inventory records during may. the company had no beginning inventory on may 1. date blankets units cost may 3 purchase 5 $20 10 sale 3 17 purchase 10 $24 20 sale 6 23 sale 3 30 purchase 10 $30 assuming that the company uses the perpetual inventory system, determine the gross profit for the month of may using the lifo cost method.