The Program Expense Ratio for a Not-For-Profit Organization Will Improve

question 150

True/False

The program expense ratio for a not-for-profit organization will improve if the organization shifts costs from fund-raising to program expenses.

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Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision, effectively the value of the opportunity lost.

Import Commodities

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Structured arrangements within an economy that determine how resources are allocated, goods are produced, and services are distributed.

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A system of economic organization in which (1) the ownership and control of the basic means of production rest with the state and (2) resource allocation is determined by centralized planning rather than by market forces.