Answer:
Uncollectible account expense $8,600
Explanation:
The computation of the amount as the Uncollectible Accounts Expense on its Year 2 income statement is given below:
Allowance account - Beg year 2 $3,600 Credit
Written off account $6,600 Debited by
Unadjusted balance in Allowance account $3000 Debit
Adjusted balance required in Allowance account $5,600 Credit
Uncollectible account expense $8,600
The choices are:
A. special cause variation.
B. common cause variation.
C. short-term variation.
<span>D. long-term variation.
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The answer is A. special cause variation. In a management-controllable variation, the strategy is to separate common from the special cause of variation. It is all about the management control and not worker control. However, once it is identified the workers should know about it and have the tools to solve it.
Answer:
C. Product managers have direct responsibility for research and development of new products
Explanation:
The position of Product manager is an <u>all-encompassing role</u>. He is tasked with the job of ensuring the members of the team are up and doing; he ensures each member of the team supplies considerable input to the end that the team effort can be evidently seen. The Product manager is also saddled with the responsibility of ensuring swift communication amidst all parties; he splits complex tasks into easily understandable processes. He sets the target and goal for each team member; he is the one who accesses and optimizes team members' performances.
Despite and inspite of these varying responsibilities, the biggest and most vital task of the Product manager is to research products, assess the market (customers), create services/products which are innovative and solve critical problems thereby, adding value to the customer base. The more information he has about the market and need of the customers, the better he is able to tailor the products and services rendered to address those needs. Overall, the Product manager due to his extensive involvement and oversight, he ensures that the chances of product failure is significantly reduced.
<u>In the light of the explanation above, Option C. (Product managers have direct responsibility for research and development of new products) is the correct answer</u>.
