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Dofasco, Inc

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Dofasco, Inc. is a different kind of steel company. Tiny by industry standards, the Canadian-based company has just 8,500 employees and a market cap of $2.3 billion. Dofasco operates with a close eye on the triple bottom line. In addition to tracking financial metrics, Dofasco also monitors its impact on society and the environment. As a result, the company has outperformed many of its biggest competitors. Despite a recent slump in the automobile industry, which accounted for 50 percent of its business, Dofasco ran at 100 percent capacity and finished as one
of the only integrated steelmakers in all of North America to make a profit one year. Dofasco is also one of the only companies in the steel industry without a union, and its employees like it that way. Employee turnover at the company's main operation is less than one percent annually. Part of its low turnover rate is due to the company's concern about protecting its external environment. As the CEO of the company said, "One way to get happy employees is not to wreck their community in which they live."
-Refer to Dofasco. Dofasco operates according to the punctuated equilibrium theory. This means the company ____.

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First-In, First-Out Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the first items acquired are the first ones sold, which is often used to calculate cost of goods sold.

Process Costing

A costing method used in manufacturing where costs are allocated to batches or process levels, suitable for standardized products.

Work in Process Inventory

The value of unfinished goods in the production process at a specific point in time.

Costs Added

Additional expenses incurred during the production or operational process, contributing to the total cost of a product or service.