In order to better understand what motivates human beings, Maslow proposed that human needs can be organized into a hierarchy.
Maslow organized human needs into a pyramid that includes (from lowest-level to highest-level) physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization needs.
Physiological needs - these are biological requirements for human survival, e.g. air, food, drink, shelter, clothing, warmth, sex, sleep.
If these needs are not satisfied the human body cannot function optimally. Maslow considered physiological needs the most important as all the other needs become secondary until these needs are met.
2. Safety needs - once an individual’s physiological needs are satisfied, the needs for security and safety become salient. People want to experience order, predictability and control in their lives. These needs can be fulfilled by the family and society (e.g. police, schools, business and medical care).
For example, emotional security, financial security (e.g. employment, social welfare), law and order, freedom from fear, social stability, property, health and wellbeing (e.g. safety against accidents and injury).
3. Love and belongingness needs - after physiological and safety needs have been fulfilled, the third level of human needs is social and involves feelings of belongingness. Belongingness, refers to a human emotional need for interpersonal relationships, affiliating, connectedness, and being part of a group.
Examples of belongingness needs include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving and giving affection, and love.
4. Esteem needs are the fourth level in Maslow’s hierarchy and include self-worth, accomplishement and respect. Maslow classified esteem needs into two categories: (i) esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence) and (ii) the desire for reputation or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige).
Maslow indicated that the need for respect or reputation is most important for children and adolescents and precedes real self-esteem or dignity.
5. Self-actualization needs are the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy, and refer to the realization of a person's potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Maslow (1943) describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be.
Individuals may perceive or focus on this need very specifically. For example, one individual may have a strong desire to become an ideal parent. In another, the desire may be expressed economically, academically or athletically. For others, it may be expressed creatively, in paintings, pictures, or inventions.
Due to the greatest cost of goods sold, the LIFO (Last In Last Out) technique displays the lowest net profitability. Compared to the other techniques of inventory valuation, the cost of goods sold for the LIFO approach is the greatest.
<h3>Which technique of inventory valuation will result in the lowest net profit?</h3>
The application of LIFO will produce the lowest net income and the greatest estimated cost of goods sold among the three options during periods of inflation.
<h3>Which method of inventory has the lowest income tax rate?</h3>
LIFO is the inventory cost flow method that yields the lowest income tax liability. A form of inventory cost flow mechanism called last-in-first-out (LIFO) operates under the presumption that the last item acquired will be the first item to be sold.
<h3>In an era of inflation, which inventory method results in the lowest income tax?</h3>
Due to increasing COGS, LIFO leads to reduced net income (and taxes). However, under LIFO during inflation, there are fewer inventory write-downs. Results from average cost are in the middle of FIFO and LIFO.
Answer: c. closing the sale is the final—and most satisfying—part of the process.
Explanation:
Closing the sale is NOT the final part of the process but rather the FOLLOW-UP.
And like option e in the question shows, following up can lead to more sales for the representative because following up can guage customer satisfaction and if the customer is satisfied, they could become loyal and recurrent customers.
The correct answer is "ending inventory of one period is the beginning inventory of the next period."
An inventory error not only affects the current year's cost of goods sold, gross profit, net income, current assets, and equity, but also the next period's statements because ending inventory of one period is the beginning inventory of the next period.
That is why the manager has to be strict regarding the inventory of a company. Inventory has a cost that can be translated into money. So accountants have to be perfect regarding the inventory. So yes, ann error in keeping the inventory affects the company in that the ending inventory of one period is the beginning inventory of the next period. An internal audit can reveal the mistakes in accurately keeping the inventory. So it is better to put extra attention in the process so nothing wrong would be revealed after the audit.
<em>Economic order quantity (EOQ)</em><em> is the order quantity that minimizes the balance of holding cost and ordering cost. At the EOQ, the holding costs are equal to the ordering costs.</em>
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EOQ = (2× Co× D)/Ch
Total relevant cost of inventory = ordering cost + Holding cost
<span>Gregory's rules of thumb, which he uses in decision making, are known as heuristics. Heuristic refers to a solution to a problem - it is something you employ in order to achieve the best results possible. These methods you use may not be perfect, but they will help you do what you intended to do properly. </span>
