In one of the reputed firm total number of employees were more than 150 and the annual sales in 2019 was around 5 million OMR. In 2020 the company had a huge crisis because of the Corona pandemic which leads them to decrease their number of workers to 55, as a cosuquance their annual sales drop to 723,000 OMR. Based on last year data and according to the Ministry of commerce and industry the business will be categorized under a.None of the given options b.Micro business enterprise c.Small business enterprise d.Medium business enterprise Which of the following Statement(s) is/are Correct? Statement 1: Entrepreneurship is a systematic process of applying creativity and innovation to needs and opportunities in the marketplace Statement2: Entrepreneurship involves using old ideas to create a product that satisfies customer needs a.Only Statement 1 is Correct b.Both the given Statements are Correct c.Only Statement 2 is Correct d.None of the given Statements are Correct Please answer all questions

In one of the reputed firm total number of employees were more than 150 and the annual sales in 2019 was around 5 million OMR. In 2020 the company had a huge crisis because of the Corona pandemic which leads them to decrease their number of workers to 55, as a cosuquance their annual sales drop to 723,000 OMR. Based on last year data and according to the Ministry of commerce and industry the business will be categorized under a.None of the given options b.Micro business enterprise c.Small business enterprise d.Medium business enterprise Which of the following Statement(s) is/are Correct? Statement 1: Entrepreneurship is a systematic process of applying creativity and innovation to needs and opportunities in the marketplace Statement2: Entrepreneurship involves using old ideas to create a product that satisfies customer needs a.Only Statement 1 is Correct b.Both the given Statements are Correct c.Only Statement 2 is Correct d.None of the given Statements are Correct Please answer all questions

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Chapter5: Sales And Receivables

Section: Chapter Questions

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