Veronica gilbert is an accountant for a surf shop that is expanding their retail store locations. her supervisor has assigned her the responsibility to complete the loan application to obtain financing from the bank to begin their expansion within six months. what type of priority is this?

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.