Suranga Chandratillake Started Blinkx,an Internet Video Search Company

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suranga Chandratillake started Blinkx,an Internet video search company.He created Blinkx to be flexible and ready to respond to environmental change.The diverse culture at Blinkx supports this need.Suranga subscribes to the ____ argument.

• A)resource acquisition
• B)systems flexibility
• C)cost
• D)marketing
• E)creativity

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the manufacturing process, including utilities, maintenance, and factory equipment depreciation.

Cost of Goods Sold

Represents the direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold in a company, including the cost of the materials and labor directly used to create the product.

Job-order Costing

A costing method used for custom orders, where costs are assigned to specific job orders, distinguishing it from batch production.

Raw Materials

Basic substances or components that are transformed into finished goods through manufacturing or production processes.