Which of the following best illustrates Hofstede's definition of collectivism?
a. Managers at Honest Tea expect that all employees will have an interest and part in environmental sustainability
b. The founder of Honest Tea stresses the importance of equality and opportunity
c. An employee of Honest Tea prefers to work alone and puts him- or herself above others
d. The managers of Honest Tea prefer tradition over change
e. Employees in Honest Tea have high levels of anxiety about uncertainty

Answer:

a. Managers at Honest Tea expect that all employees will have an interest and part in environmental sustainability

Explanation:

Analyzing the information about Honest Tea, it is possible to understand that sustainability is an issue that has a lot of weight for the company, and all its processes are managed in an environmentally responsible manner. Therefore, it is correct to say that Honest Tea managers expect all employees to be interested and participate in environmental sustainability, as this is a value that identifies and positions the company in the market, and it is essential that this value is shared by all employees.

Environmental management is a form of management that provides significant advantages to an organization, as it standardizes procedures and policies to reduce environmental impacts, the company operates with a focus on continuous improvement that reduces costs, waste, makes work most satisfactory and sustainability as a shared value.

The Oxford Company uses a job order cost system and applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost. During the month of July, the following activities took place in the work-in-process account:

Beginning $15,000
Direct materials 10,000
Direct labor 30,000
Overhead applied 15,000
  
At the end of July, only one job (Job #15), was still in process. This job has been charged with $2,000 of direct materials cost.
Required:
Determine the amount of direct labor cost incurred and overhead applied in the ending inventory of work-in-process on July 31.

AirQual Test Corporation provides on-site air quality testing services. The company has provided the following cost formulas and actual results for the month of February:
Fixed Component Variable Component Actual Total
per Month per Job for February
Revenue $276 $35,890
Technician wages $8,600 $8,450
Mobile lab operating expenses $4,600 $34 $9,200
Office expenses $2,800 $3 $3,070
Advertising expenses $1,580 $1,650
Insurance $2,890 $2,890
Miscellaneous expenses $930 $1 $375
The company uses the number of jobs as its measure of activity. For example, mobile lab operating expenses should be $4,600 plus $34 per job, and the actual mobile lab operating expenses for February were $9,200. The company expected to work 140 jobs in February, but actually worked 150 jobs.
Required:
Complete the flexible budget performance report showing AirQual Test Corporation’s revenue and spending variances and activity variances for February.

Wildhorse Locomotive Corporation purchased for $604,000 a 40% interest in Lopez Railways, Inc. This investment enables Wildhorse Locomotive to exert significant influence over Lopez Railways. During the year, Lopez Railways earned net income of $159,000 and paid dividends of $27,000. Prepare ZaneLocomotive’s journal entries related to this investment.

Camptown Togs, Inc., a children’s clothing manufacturer, has always found payroll processing to be costly because it must be done by a clerk so that the number of piece-goods coupons received by each employee can be collected and the types of tasks performed by each employee can be calculated. Not long ago, an industrial engineer designed a system that partially automates the process by means of a scanner that reads the piece-goods coupons. Management is enthusiastic about this system because it utilizes some personal computer systems that were purchased recently. It is expected that this new automated system will save $45,000 per year in labor. The new system will cost about $30,000 to build and test prior to operation. It is expected that operating costs, including income taxes, will be about $5,000 per year. The system will have a five-year useful life. The expected net salvage value of the system is estimated to be $3,000.
(a) Identify the cash inflows over the life of the project.
(b) Identify the cash outflows over the life of the project.
(c) Determine the net cash flows over the life of the project.

The service-profit chain is designed to help managers better understand the key linkages in a service delivery system that drive customer loyalty, revenue growth, and higher profits.

a. True
b. False