A Measure of the Manager's Ability to Control Expenses and Increase

question 46

Multiple Choice

A measure of the manager's ability to control expenses and increase revenues to improve profitability is:

• A) Residual income (RI) divided by level of invested capital.
• B) Return on equity (ROE).
• C) Return on investment (ROI).
• D) Return on sales (ROS).
• E) Asset turnover (AT).

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Definitions:

Sign Stimuli

Specific features or cues in an organism's environment that trigger a fixed action pattern or innate response.

Behavior

The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others.

Stickleback

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Reaction Chain

A sequence of actions triggered by stimuli, where each response serves as a cue for the next action in the sequence.