Which Is Least Likely to Be Classified as a Sale

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which is least likely to be classified as a sale of a component?

• A)sale by a communications company of its radio stations, but none of its television stations
• B)sale by a food distributor of its wholesale supermarket division while maintaining its wholesale fast-food restaurants division
• C)sale by an apparel manufacturer of a woolen suit manufacturing plant in order to concentrate on the manufacture of suits from synthetic products
• D)sale by a meat-packing company of its (entire)20% interest in a professional football team

Recognize the role of organizational structure beyond the organizational chart.

Identify the applications and effectiveness of coordination through standardization, including job descriptions and training.

Acknowledge the effect of organizational design on flexibility, responsiveness, and coordination across units.

Understand the relationship between organizational structure and the external environment.

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Definitions:

Double Jeopardy

A legal principle that prohibits an individual from being tried twice for the same crime, ensuring protection against repeated legal actions.

Self-Incrimination

The act of implicating oneself in a crime, which the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects against by allowing individuals to refrain from answering questions that could incriminate them.

Selective Incorporation

A constitutional doctrine that ensures states cannot enact laws that infringe on the rights of citizens that are protected under the Bill of Rights.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the laws.