Alonzo Dwork Will Not Buy Stock in a Company That

question 60

Multiple Choice

Alonzo Dwork will not buy stock in a company that sells bottled water because more than 1.5 million barrels of oil are used annually to make the plastic bottles used for water, and nearly 90 percent of these bottles are disposed of after one use.Dwork is a strong believer in environmental protectionism, and this _____ is his way of expressing that belief.

• A)social investing
• B)social paternalism
• C)strategic giving
• D)ethical giving
• E)corporate philanthropy

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Definitions:

Departmental Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate overhead costs to specific departments, calculated based on the relationship between indirect costs and activity level.

Own Allocation Base

Refers to the specific denominator that a company chooses to allocate indirect costs to different cost objects, based on their usage or benefit from those costs.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout a manufacturing facility to allocate overhead costs to products.

Volume-Based Measures

Metrics that quantify outcomes or activities based on the amount or volume of production, sales, or other business operations.