When Rubberstamp Productions, previously a small-time production house, grew in size, the first thing its chief executive officer (CEO) did was to establish a set of guidelines that detailed all the principles, standards, and procedures to be followed in the company's line of business. The CEO set specific standards on topics ranging from treatment of coworkers to protecting the environment to maintenance of financial records. This scenario illustrates that the CEO developed a .

Which of the following is false regarding the links between jit and quality? a. jit increases the cost of obtaining good quality. b. as quality improves, fewer inventory buffers are needed; in turn, jit performs better. c. jit reduces the number of potential sources of error by shrinking queues and lead times. d. inventory hides bad quality; jit immediately exposes it. e. if consistent quality exists, jit allows firms to reduce all costs associated with inventory.

Ming chen began a professional practice on june 1 and plans to prepare financial statements at the end of each month. during june, ming chen (the owner) completed these transactions. a. owner invested $61,000 cash in the company along with equipment that had a $25,000 market value. b. the company paid $1,900 cash for rent of office space for the month. c. the company purchased $15,000 of additional equipment on credit (payment due within 30 days). d. the company completed work for a client and immediately collected the $2,100 cash earned. e. the company completed work for a client and sent a bill for $7,000 to be received within 30 days. f. the company purchased additional equipment for $5,500 cash. g. the company paid an assistant $3,000 cash as wages for the month. h. the company collected $5,200 cash as a partial payment for the amount owed by the client in transaction e. i. the company paid $15,000 cash to settle the liability created in transaction c. j. owner withdrew $1,500 cash from the company for personal use. required: enter the impact of each transaction on individual items of the accounting equation. (enter decreases to account balances with a minus sign.)

On coral island in 2012, the labor force is 12,000, the unemployment rate is 10 percent, and the labor force participation rate is 60 percent. during 2013, 200 unemployed people found jobs and the working-age population increased by 1,000. the total number of people in the labor force did not change. the working-age population at the end of 2013 was the unemployment rate at the end of 2013 was round up to the second decimal. the labor force participation rate at the end of 2013 was round up to the second decimal.