Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow. The CEO of Amethyst Autos Inc. sends a memo to his vice presidents regarding new procedures for succession planning in their company. The vice presidents meet each other informally to discuss the new procedures. When the procedures were implemented, a few employees were organized into focus groups to provide feedback to the vice presidents and the CEO regarding the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges related to the new procedures. The original memo sent by the CEO is an example of A. downward communication. B. upward communication. C. horizontal communication. D. management by objectives. E. vertical communication.

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Throne technical university is looking for three people to work in its plant-biology laboratory. the hiring manager is finding that the most suitable job candidates live in other countries and are not willing to move to the city where the university is located. which situation is the university facing? a. lack of flexible workforce b. surpluses in labor talent c. an appearance of quota systems d. deficits in minimum wage demands

Oerstman, inc. uses a standard costing system and develops its overhead rates from the current annual budget.the budget is based on an expected annual output of 120,000 units requiring 480,000 direct labor hours.(practical capacity is 500,000 hours)annual budgeted overhead costs total $772,800, of which $556,800 is fixed overhead.a total of 119,300 units, using 478,000 direct labor hours, were produced during the year.actual variable overhead costs for the year were $260,400 and actual fixed overhead costs were $555,450.required: 1. compute the fixed overhead spending variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.2. compute the fixed overhead volume variance and indicate if favorable or unfavorable.