After Graduating from College with a Bachelor's Degree in Business

question 37

Multiple Choice

After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in business administration,Emily sent an email,with her resume attached,to the Melica Marketing Company (MMC) .In her email,she was only inquiring about an entry level position at the firm.When she found out that MMC had hired two of her classmates who were not of her race,Emily filed a discrimination complaint against MMC under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.Which of the following is true of this scenario?

• A) Emily has a good case against MMC because her email was clear that she was interested in the entry level position at the firm, and they did not even consider her.
• B) Emily does not have a valid case because employment laws do not permit people to apply for a job via the Internet or related electronic data technologies.
• C) Emily does not have a valid case because sending an email inquiry about a job does not qualify the sender as an applicant.
• D) Emily would have had a valid case against MMC had she submitted her resume via a third-party job board.

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, providing more accurate product costing.

Activity Cost Pools

Aggregations of all the costs associated with particular activities, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately.

Activity Measures

Metrics used to assess the efficiency and performance of different business activities, often in the context of activity-based costing.

Overhead Costs

Expenses not directly tied to the production of goods or services, such as rent, utilities, and insurance.