To Better Organize His Landscaping Business, Scott Started to Divide

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True/False

To better organize his landscaping business, Scott started to divide each job into several parts. One is excavation and removal of old landscaping, the next is design, followed by purchasing, and finally installation of new plants. If he assigns a different employee to each part, this action would be an example of departmentalization.

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Definitions:

Cash Outflow

The total amount of money being spent by a business, including expenses, investments, and any other payments.

Equivalent Annual Annuity

The constant annual cash flow for a certain period of time that has the same present value as a series of different cash flows.

Mutually Exclusive

Refers to scenarios where the acceptance of one alternative means the other cannot be chosen.

NPV

NPV (Net Present Value) is a calculation used to assess the profitability of a project or investment by summing the present values of all cash inflows and outflows associated with it.