What Is the Least Accurate Statement About Routine Response Messages

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the least accurate statement about routine response messages?

• A) A response message written on company stationery or sent using a company e-mail address is a legally binding contract.
• B) In addition to supplying answers, a response message should promote your organization and products.
• C) Routine response messages generally use the indirect organizational pattern.
• D) Use the subject line of a reply letter to refer to an earlier correspondence so that you can omit this reference in the opening of your letter.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Margin

The difference between the sales revenue generated from manufactured goods and the cost of goods sold (COGS), highlighting the profitability of manufacturing activities.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs and treats fixed manufacturing overhead as a period cost.

Operating Income

Income generated from regular business operations, excluding revenues and expenses from non-operating activities.

Inventory

The overall quantity of products and materials in possession of a company, intended for future sale or to be used in manufacturing.