The Nonprofit, Nonpartisan Character Counts Organization Has Worked with Various

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nonprofit, nonpartisan Character Counts organization has worked with various group of educators and community leaders to establish a set of:

• A) core ethical values that transcend political, religious, class, and ethnic divisions.
• B) standard character types to classify employees and rate their behavior.
• C) authorization limits that can be used to grant an employee the right to decision making.
• D) ethical benchmarks that can be used to rate companies during a social audit.

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Definitions:

Activity Cost Pools

A method in cost accounting where costs are accumulated according to the activities that incur them.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns costs to products and services based on the resources consumed in the production process.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries for supervisors, not directly tied to a specific product.

Overhead Cost

Expenses related to the ongoing operation of a business that are not directly tied to producing goods or services, such as rent, utilities, and administrative salaries.