An effective performance management system is comprised of four steps: defining performance, monitoring and evaluating performance, reviewing performance, and providing consequences. This activity is important because, when administered properly, an effective performance management system is a powerful tool in your managerial repertoire for enhancing individual, group, and organizational effectiveness.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the steps in the performance management process. cuook. Match each person to the step of performance management that his or her description best exemplifles.
1. Define Performance
2. Review Performance
3. Provide Consequences
4. Monitor and Evaluate Performance
Match eech of the options above to the items below.
A. Aileen and her supervisor discuss how the market is looking and how much of an increase sales she believes is realistic and attainable for this year.
B. Quentin has a discussion with his supervisor about how sales are going and whether or not it looks like he will make this year's budgeted sales figures.
C. While Vonda's sales are strong, they do not appear to be in line with what she and her supervisor anticipated, so they are meeting to discuss how she can boost her sales In time to meet her goals.
D. Yang receives his bonus check when he beats his sales goals by 10%.

Answer:

Marching items with Performance Management Steps:

Item    Performance Management Step

A.        Define Performance

B.        Review Performance

C.        Monitor and Evaluate Performance

D.        Provide Consequences

Explanation:

1. Define Performance:  This is the stage when performance objectives and goals are clearly defined and agreed upon.  The best performance goals are SMART goals, which are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound.

2. Review Performance: This is the stage when a goal is reviewed in the light of operational realities.

3. Provide Consequences: This stage issues the reward and punishment for either good or bad performance.

4. Monitor and Evaluate Performance:  This stage enables realistic goals to be reset amidst performance uncertainty.

Riverbed Company is constructing a building. Construction began on February 1 and was completed on December 31. Expenditures were $4,320,000 on March 1, $2,880,000 on June 1, and $7,200,000 on December 31. Riverbed Company borrowed $2,400,000 on March 1 on a 5-year, 10% note to help finance construction of the building. In addition, the company had outstanding all year a 12%, 5-year, $4,800,000 note payable and an 11%, 4-year, $8,400,000 note payable. Compute avoidable interest for Riverbed Company. Use the weighted-average interest rate for interest capitalization purposes.

Tina specializes in newspaper print layout. Unfortunately, her newspaper transformed into a digital-copy only and she was laid off because her print-laying skills were no longer needed. Is Tina's scenario is an example of ____________________ unemployment. Select the correct answer below: voluntary frictional cyclical structural

Suppose Dr. Chu decided to open a donuts shop call Dr. Donuts. Dr. Chu is able to source flours at $2 per pound (making 40 donuts), sugars at $5 per pound (making 100 donuts), and butter at $1 per pound (making 100 donuts) While the donuts are not very tasty, Dr. Chu believes he can sell a lot of them by pricing them at $0.36 per donuts. Assuming his rent is $1800 per month, corporate tax of $100 per month, and draws a salary of $200 a day (use 30 days in a month), how many donuts must Dr. Chu sell in a month to break-even.

Macmillan Toys Inc. is located in the nation of Ruffino near the nation of East Fenwick. Macmillan Toys is considering expanding into Rusalka. Both countries have similar consumer incomes and knowledge bases and share a common language. Also, the transportation networks between the countries are strong. Even so, the two nations have a long-standing dispute concerning the control of an area of land along their common border. Currently, Ruffino rules this land.

What would most likely prevent Macmillan Toys from expanding into Rusalka?

An object was thrown from rest upward with an initial velocity of 10m/s with time frame of 6s find the distance of the object from it's resting point​

Smelly Perfume Company manufactures and distributes several different products. The company currently uses a plantwide allocation method for allocating overhead at a rate of $7 per direct labor hour. Cindy is the department manager of Department C which produces Products J and P. Department C has $16,200 in traceable overhead. Diane is the department manager of Department D which manufactures Product X. Department D has $11,100 in traceable overhead. The product costs (per case of 24 bottles) and other information are as follows:

J P X
Direct materials $100.00 $ 72.00 $48.00
Direct labor 42.00 31.50 12.00
Overhead 28.00 21.00 14.00
$170.00 $124.50 $74.00
Machine hours 4 2 3
Number of cases (per year) 300 500 600

1. If Smelly changes its allocation basis to machine hours, what is the total product cost per case for Product P?

a. $163.50
b. $144.00
c. $138.15
d. $117.15

2. If Smelly changes its overhead allocation to departmental rates, what is the product cost per case for Product P assuming Departments C and D use direct labor hours and machine hours as their respective allocation bases?

a. $117.15
b. $163.50
c. $131.50
d. $138.15

Assume the following information appears in the standard cost card for a company that makes only one product: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Direct materials 5 pounds $ 11.00 per pound $ 55.00 Direct labor 2 hours $ 18.30 per hour $ 36.60 Variable manufacturing overhead 2 hours $ 3.00 per hour $ 6.00 During the most recent period, the following additional information was available: 20,000 pounds of material was purchased at a cost of $10.50 per pound. All of the material that was purchased was used to produce 3,900 units. 8,000 direct labor-hours were recorded at a total cost of $132,000. What is the direct labor rate variance

Do internet search enhance our knowledge in animal/fish raising?​

Mission Corp. borrowed $50,000 cash on April 1, 2019, and signed a one-year 12%, interest-bearing note payable. The interest and principal are both due on March 31, 2020. Assume that the appropriate adjusting entry was made on December 31, 2019 and that no adjusting entries have been made during 2020. How much interest expense should Mission Corp. record on March 31, 2020?

Khalid, who is single, reports the following items for 2020: Salary $40,000 Interest income on U.S. Treasury bonds 8,000 Loss on theft of securities (60,000) Interest income on New York state bonds 12,000 What is Khalid's NOL for 2020

Elfalan Corporation produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company's normal activity level of 51,000 units per month is as follows:
Direct materials $48.10
Direct labor $9.20
Variable manufacturing overhead $2.20
Fixed manufacturing overhead $19.50
Variable selling & administrative expense $4.00
Fixed selling & administrative expense $19.00
The normal selling price of the product is $108.10 per unit.
An order has been received from an overseas customer for 3,100 units to be delivered this month at a special discounted price. This order would not change the total amount of the company's fixed costs. The variable selling and administrative expense would be $2.30 less per unit on this order than on normal sales.
Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.
Suppose there is not enough idle capacity to produce all of the units for the overseas customer and accepting the special order would require cutting back on production of 1,250 units for regular customers.
The minimum acceptable price per unit for the special order is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
a. $92.10 per unit
b. $108.10 per unit
c. $69.10 per unit
d. $79.18 per unit

Which of the following actions should the customer support manager take to best motivate these employees? Share trends in average customer ratings at quarterly staff meetings, emphasizing the importance of customer satisfaction. Each year, hold an award ceremony and give a bonus to the employee who has served the highest volume of customers and the one who has the highest average customer ratings. Track a great deal of data on customer interactions and send it to a consultant for detailed analysis, which can help improve procedures. Place a widget on employees’ computer screens that flashes a happy face every time the average customer wait is less than 2 minutes.

Stoltenberg Co. had the following information for the month of June: Work in process beginning inventory, June 12,300units Units transferred in16,900units Work in process ending inventory, June 304,300units Beginning work-in-process inventory is 30 percent complete as to conversion. Ending work-in-process inventory is 50 percent complete as to conversion. Materials are added at the end of the process. How many units were started and completed in June

The following events apply to Guiltf Seafood for the 2018 fiscal year:

a. The company started when it acquired $39,000 cash by issuing common stock.
b. Purchased a new cooktop that cost $15,400 cash.
c. Earned $23,900 in cash revenue.
d. Paid $14,000 cash for salaries expense.
e. Adjusted the records to reflect the use of the cooktop. Purchased on January 1, Year 1, the cooktop has an expected useful life of five years and an estimated salvage value of $3,200. Use straight-line depreciation. The adjusting entry was made as of December 31, Year 1.

Required:
Record the above transactions in a horizontal statements model.

Buzz Lightyear has been offered an investment in which he expects to receive payments of $4,000 at the end of each of the next 10 years in return for an initial investment of $10,000 now. a. What is the IRR of the proposed investment

Suppose you know a company's stock currently sells for $90 per share and the required return on the stock is 15 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. If it's the company's policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends, what is the current dividend per share

On 20/07/2019, "ABC" Company sold goods to customer "X" with a total value of $120.000 The customer pad
40% cash, and signed a 80 days, 10% note for the reaming balance.
Instructions:
Based on the above given information answer the following questions, assuming the company has a fiscal year
ending 31/8:
1)
What is the amount of sales revenue that "ABC" Company must record on August 10 2019
2) on 31/8/2020 « ABC » company must a note
receivable with an amount on statement of
financial position?
Help me with these two questions please

Valentina recently made a friend from another country who works as a buyer at a large business firm. They get together with a group of friends and have a fun time hanging out. Valentina works at a computer firm, and when she finds out her friend's firm is looking to purchase new computers, she schedules an appointment with her friend. When they get together, Valentina is surprised when her friend quickly kisses her on both cheeks as a form of greeting. She is not sure what to do in return. This type of _________________ is not common in the United States as a form of greeting among new friends or business associates. Group of answer choices tactile communication integrated marketing communication kinesic communication proxemic communication paralinguistic

The Finishing Department had 6,800 incomplete units in its beginning Work-in-Process Inventory which were 100% complete as to materials and 40% complete as to conversion costs. 18,600 units were received from the previous department. The ending Work-in-Process Inventory consisted of 3,800 units which were 50% complete as to materials and 40% complete as to conversion costs. The Finishing Department uses first-in, first-out (FIFO) process costing. How many units were started and completed during the period

Jerryworld, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in Dallas to produce footballs. The company bought some land six years ago for $5.2 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent these facilities from a competitor instead. If the land were sold today, the company would net $4.6 million. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $10.4 million to build, and the site requires $840,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction. What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project

UML Inc. issued 9% bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds have a maturity date of December 31, 2024 and a face value of $500,000. UML Inc. issued the bonds for $483,842. For bonds of similar risk and maturity the market yield was 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31, beginning June 30, 2021. What is the outstanding balance (book value) of the bonds as of December 31, 2021

8. The interactions between those who ____
and those
who______
drive the market in a capitalist economy.

A. Joe decides to build a chicken coop in his suburban backyard. He has several hens and one rooster. The rooster wakes up his neighbor each morning at 5:00 am. Joe's chicken coop :_______.
a. creates a negative externality if his chickens do not lay eggs.
b. creates a positive externality if Joe sells his chickens' eggs at the local farmers' market.
c. creates a positive externality if the neighbor wants to sleep longer but accepts free eggs in exchange for the inconvenience.
d. creates a negative externality if the neighbor wants to sleep longer and a positive externality if the neighbor is happy to be awaken early each day.
B. Jostin is ill and goes to the doctor. The doctor diagnoses him with a bacterial infection and prescribes an antibiotic. Jostin's visit to the doctor:_______.
a. produces a negative externality if he was supposed to be home studying for his classes.
b. produces a negative externality if the doctor was hoping to leave early that day and a positive externality if the doctor was hoping to boost her income.
c. produces a positive externality if it prevents other people from getting sick and a negative externality if the bacterial infection becomes resistant to antibiotics.
d. produces a positive externality if his medical insurance pays for the visit and a negative externality if Jostin has to pay out of pocket.
C. An urban farmer decides to build a bee hive to help pollinate the rooftop gardens in his neighborhood. The beehive:_________.
a. generates a negative externality if the bees are killed by a colony of wasps.
b. generates a positive externality if the farmer creates a successful online business that sells products made from the bees' honey
c. generates a negative externality if the farmer spends nearly all his time tending the bees and rarely leaves his home.
d. generates a positive externality if the rooftop gardens benefit from the pollination and a negative externality if the neighbors get stung by bees.

Question 1: Ron Knuckle set up a business selling keep fit equipment, trading under the name of Buy Your Biceps Shop. He put $7.000 of his own money into a business bank account (transaction A) and in his first period of trading, the following transactions occurred. Transactions:
B: Paid rent of shop for the period: $3.500.
C: Purchased equipment (inventories) on credit: $5.000.
D: Raised loan from bank: $1.000.
E: Purchase of shop fittings (for cash): $2.000.
F: Sales of equipment cash: $10.000.
G: Sales of equipment, on credit: $2.500.
H: Payments for trade accounts payable: $5.000.
I: Payments from trade accounts receivable: $2.500.
J: Interest on loan (paid): $100.

Required: Identify the debit, the credit entries and the amount in the above transactions

True or False: A partner cannot legally bind the other partners to a business agreement.

Langley Clinics, Inc., buys $400,000 in medical supplies each year (at gross prices) from its major supplier, Consolidated Supplies, which offers Langley terms of 2.5/10, net 45. Currently, Langley is paying the supplier the full amount due on day 45, but it is considering taking the discount, paying on day 10, and replacing the costly trade credit with a bank loan that has a 10 percent annual cost.

Required:
a. What is the amount of free trade credit that langley obtains from Consolidated Services?(assume 360 days per year throughout this problem)
b. What is the amount of costly trade credit?
c. What is the approximate annual cost of the costly trade credit?
d. Should Langley replace its trade credit with the bank loan? explain your answer.
e. If the bank loan is used, how much of the trade credit should be replaced?

Exercise 8-3 (Algo) Lump-sum purchase of plant assets LO C1 Rodriguez Company pays $389,610 for real estate with land, land improvements, and a building. Land is appraised at $247,500; land improvements are appraised at $55,000; and the building is appraised at $247,500. 1. Allocate the total cost among the three assets. 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase.

The following selected transactions were completed by Fasteners Inc. Co., a supplier of buttons and zippers for clothing:

20Y3
Nov. 21. Received from McKenna Outer Wear Co., on account, a $96,000, 60-day, 3% note dated November 21 in settlement of a past due account.
Dec. 31. Recorded an adjusting entry for accrued interest on the note of November 21. 20Y4
Jan. 20. Received payment of note and interest from McKenna Outer Wear Co.

Required:
Journalize the entries to record the transactions.

Assume that you have entered into a fixed for fixed currency swap agreement under which every 6 months you agree to pay 3% on a notional of 110M USD and receive 4% on a notional of 100M EUR. On the date you signed the contract the spot exchange rate is 1.1 USD/EUR. Six months later the spot exchange rate is 1.05 USD/EUR. Your actual payment net of what you receive at the first payment date equals to :__________

Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2021 and 2022\.\* A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 6% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $250,000 for 2021 and $380,000 for 2022. Year-end funding is $260,000 for 2021 and $270,000 for 2022. No assumptions or estimates were revised during 2021. * We assume the estimated return was based on the actual return on similar investments at the inception of the plan and that, since the estimate didn't change, that also was the actual rate in 2022. Required: Calculate each of the following amounts as of both December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022: (Enter your answers in thousands (i.e., 200,000 should be entered as 200).)