Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Factors

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors in the economic environment that will affect customers' willingness and ability to spend their money on a firm's product?

• A) changes in government fiscal and monetary policies
• B) changes in the interest rates on credit cards
• C) changes in the amount of bonuses paid to bank executives
• D) changes in the unemployment rates
• E) changes in the economic growth rate

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Definitions:

Revenues

The total amount of money received by the company for goods sold or services provided during a certain time period.

Operating Income

Earnings from a company's core business operations, excluding income from investments and after operational expenses have been deducted.

Support Department Allocations

The process of distributing the costs of support departments (such as HR and IT) to producing departments based on predetermined criteria.

Operating Income Before

An earnings before interest and taxes measure that evaluates a company's profit from operations before the impact of financing and tax expenses.