Dicussion Question 1

Question
	
Select and respond to one of the following. If you use additional resources,
remember to list them at the end of the posting.

Perform a limited risk management activity on your personal computer.
Conduct an asset identification (hardware, software, devices, etc. ), threat
identification, vulnerability appraisal, risk assessment and risk mitigation.
Under each category, describe the elements that pertain to your system. What
major vulnerabilities did you find? How can you mitigate the risks?
Your author discusses some of the issues associated with rogue access
points. Find a least one article that focuses on a defense against rogue access
points, and provide a summary as well as a link to the article. In addition,
consider that many phones can now act as wifi access points. Would the defense
you've summarized work with a wifi rogue access point?
Complete
the network / password scanning lab using Wireshark (attached here). See the
details in the attached document. Post your findings to the forum.
	
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A corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus an open market share repurchase

Question
	A corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus an open market share repurchase. in either case, $16,000 would be spent. current earnings are $4.5 per share. and the stock currently sells for $80 per share. there are 2000 shares outstanding. ignore taxes and other imperfections in answering the following two questions: 1, what is the stock price, EPS, P/E ratio and total equity value if the firm chooses to do a repurchase? 2,what is the stock price, EPS, P/E ratio and total equity value if the firm chooses to pay dividend?	

accounting problems

Question
	The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,500 actual units of product are as follows:


Standard Costs
Direct materials 2,500 kilograms @ $8
Actual Costs
Direct materials 2,600 kilograms @ $8.75
The amount of the direct materials quantity variance is:


2. The standard costs and actual costs for direct materials for the manufacture of 2,500 actual units of product are as follows:
Standard Costs
Direct materials (per completed unit) 1.04 kilograms @$8.75
Actual Costs
Direct materials 2,500 kilograms @ $8
The amount of direct materials price variance is:

3. McCabe Manufacturing Co.'s static budget at 8,000 units of production includes $40,000 for direct labor and $4,000 for electric power. Total fixed costs are $23,000. At 9,000 units of production, a flexible budget would show:

4.O'Neill Co. has $296,000 in accounts receivable on January 1. Budgeted sales for January are $860,000. O'Neill expects to sell 20% of its merchandise for cash. Of the remaining 80% of sales on account, 75% are expected to be collected in the month of sale and the remainder the following month. The January cash collections from sales are:

5. If fixed costs are $561,000 and the unit contribution margin is $8.00, what is the break-even point in units if variable costs are decreased by $.50 a unit?

6. If fixed costs are $300,000 and the unit contribution margin is $5, what amount of units must be sold in order to realize an operating income of $50,000?	

Social impact 80 questions

Question
	







Question 1 of 20



People's ethical beliefs come from:



A. legislative action and judicial decisions. 



B. reading the company's profit and loss statements. 



C. their religious
background, family, and education. 



D. the organization's code of ethics. 







Question 2 of 20



People everywhere depend on ethical systems to tell them
whether their actions are: 





A. legal or illegal. 



B. right or wrong. 



C. financially attainable or not. 



D. logical and in sound judgment. 









Question 3 of 20 

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporations are required to: 





A. have their CEO and CFO
sign off on financial statements as accurate and fair. 



B. have their audit committee comprised of only executives employed by the
firm. 



C. collect reimbursements from the U.S. government if financial restatements
occur. 



D. All of the above 









Question 4 of 20 

Cross-cultural contradictions arise due to: 





A. the emergence of a developing country's economic power. 



B. religious differences practiced by business executives. 



C. differences between
home and host countries' ethical standards. 



D. All of the above 









Question 5 of 20 

As business becomes increasingly global: 





A. it must turn to national laws for guidance. 



B. ethical issues become issues of free trade. 



C. a global code of conduct will emerge for businesses. 



D. cross-cultural
contradictions will increase. 









Question 6 of 20 

Which of the following was NOT a moral value acknowledged by Aristotle? 





A. Temperance 



B. Charity 



C. Justice 



D. Prudence 









Question 7 of 20 

According to Clarence Walton, the key to ethical standards in business is: 





A. personal character.




B. highly paid executives. 



C. clear governmental directives. 



D. an ethics professor on the board of directors. 









Question 8 of 20 

Business managers need a set of ethical guidelines to help them: 





A. understand the changing customs throughout the world. 



B. justify the resolution which best helps themselves. 



C. identify and analyze
the nature of ethical problems. 



D. None of the above 





LINDA



Question 9 of 20 

According to the utilitarian reasoning, if the benefits outweigh the costs,
then the action is ethical because it produces: 





A. the greatest good for
the greatest number of people. 



B. an equal amount of good for an equal number of people. 



C. the greatest good for a select number of people. 



D. an equal amount of good for the greatest number of people. 







Question 10 of 20 

A just or fair ethical decision occurs when: 





A. the rights of all affected are considered. 



B. the greatest good for those with power is achieved. 



C. benefits and burdens
are distributed equally. 



D. All of the above 









Question 11 of 20 

Whistle-blowing occurs when: 





A. a company president calls on employees in the organization to observe the
firm's code of ethics. 



B. an employee goes public
with a complaint after failing to convince the company to correct an alleged
abuse. 



C. a consumer group calls for a boycott of a firm's product due to questionable
advertisements. 



D. an employee is found guilty of criminal wrongdoing by a government agency. 









Question 12 of 20 

The core components upon which a company's ethical performance depends include:






A. the values and virtues of the managers. 



B. the personal character of the managers and employees. 



C. the traditions, attitudes, and business practices built into a company's
culture. 



D. All of the above








Question 13 of 20 

Which of the following is NOT one of the five core values developed by the Holt
Company? 





A. Efficiency 



B. Dynamic 



C. Success 



D. Ethics 













Question 14 of 20 

If a manager approaches ethics with benevolence in mind, he or she would stress
what? 





A. Friendly relations with
an employee 



B. Company rules and procedures 



C. Laws and professional codes 



D. Economic efficiency 









Question 15 of 20 

The Kanebo Limited scandal is an example of a lapse in: 





A. information technology ethics. 



B. marketing ethics. 



C. finance ethics. 



D. accounting ethics.










Question 16 of 20 

A giant step is taken toward improving ethical performance throughout the
company when: 





A. the firm hires a university ethics professor to lecture employees on moral
philosophy. 



B. the Justice Department launches an investigation of the firm's pricing
practices. 



C. senior-level managers
signal to employees that they believe ethics is a high priority. 



D. a consumer hot line is created and staffed 24 hours a day. 









Question 17 of 20 

Which of the following statements is true? 





A. In Japan, most codes
were found to be a mixture of legal compliance and statements of mission.




B. The rationale underlying corporate codes of ethics are the same from country
to country. 



C. The values and mission codes are least popular with European and Canadian
companies. 



D. Codes of ethics in Latin America primarily focus on guidelines for accepting
or refusing gifts. 





LINDA





Question 18 of 20 

The Institute for Corporate Ethics was created to: 





A. guide managers when an ethical dilemma arises. 



B. provide assistance for developing ethics policies for organizations. 



C. develop and conduct
training programs for senior managers. 



D. oversee ethics audits. 









Question 19 of 20 

The critical component in installing an effective ethics program is: 





A. to allow all employees the freedom to act as they wish. 



B. in hiring an expensive ethics consultant. 



C. the integration of
various ethics safeguards into a comprehensive program. 



D. maintaining the position as the industry sales leader. 









Question 20 of 20 

One of the most widespread and potentially powerful efforts to combat bribery
was initiated by: 





A. the Global Forum on Fighting Corruption. 



B. the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development. 



C. International Labour Organization. 



D. the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Policy Act.







Question 1 of 20



In which year was the 1st World Summit on Sustainable Development held?



A. 1982 



B. 1985 



C. 1990 



D. 1992 





Question 2 of 20



Depletion of the ozone layer, destruction of the rain forests, and species
extinctions have an impact on:



A. all of society. 



B. a particular region. 



C. a particular nation. 



D. none of society. 





Question 3 of 20



Sustainable development:



A. meets the needs of the present while compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs. 



B. gives precedence to environmental over economic considerations. 



C. balances economic and environmental considerations. 



D. sacrifices less
important immediate needs in order to fulfill important future needs. 





Question 4 of 20



An attempt to apply the concept of sustainable development has been made by an
initiative called The Natural Step, which was created in which country?



A. Brazil 



B. Denmark 



C. Sweden 



D. Switzerland 





Question 5 of 20



Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?



A. Coal 



B. Fresh water 



C. Timber 



D. Fish 





Question 6 of 20



Critics argue that offset factors to the "limits to growth
hypothesis" include:



A. depletion of
nonrenewable resources will force people to find substitutes. 



B. markets will be subjected to greater governmental control. 



C. more advanced computer simulation models will better predict the future. 



D. technological development will slow in resource-scarce nations. 





Question 7 of 20



A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet
radiation from the sun is:



A. ozone. 



B. carbon dioxide. 



C. methane. 



D. oxygen. 





Question 8 of 20



The goal of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development is to
encourage:



A. high standards of
environmental management and to promote closer cooperation among businesses,
governments, and other organizations.



B. world political and business leaders to conserve the earth's biological
resources, particularly in species-rich tropical forests. 



C. poorer countries to develop their economies in an environmentally
sustainable way. 



D. cutting CFC production and use by 50 percent by 2010. 





Question 9 of 20



Which of the following is an example of industrial ecology in practice?



A. Developing a paper recycling program in business offices 



B. Using wastes from one
process as raw materials for another process 



C. Manufacturing recyclable containers for products 



D. All of the above 





Question 10 of 20



The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created:



A. to monitor and regulate nuclear activity. 



B. in 1970 to coordinate
most of the government's efforts to protect the environment. 



C. to monitor and regulate occupational health and safety standards. 



D. All of the above 





Question 11 of 20



Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to acid rain?



A. A primary source of acid rain is coal-fired utilities. 



B. Acid rain occurs when
carbon dioxide combines with water vapor in the atmosphere. 



C. Acid rain is worse in some regions of the United States than others. 



D. Acid rain degrades buildings. 





Question 12 of 20



Which country has made the greatest progress in reducing its solid waste
stream?



A. United Kingdom 



B. Germany 



C. Japan 



D. United States 





Question 13 of 20



Which of the following statements is NOT true about environmental standards?



A. Regulatory agencies can establish standard allowable levels of pollutants. 



B. The government has the power to command business firms to comply with
certain standards. 



C. The government rarely
interferes in a business's choice of pollution technology. 



D. They are the most widely used methods of regulation. 





Question 14 of 20



Which of the following is NOT a cost of environmental regulation?



A. Unemployment 



B. Reduced capital
investment 



C. Corporate restructuring 



D. Lowered productivity 





Question 15 of 20



Which of the following is indicative of a firm in the pollution prevention
stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model?



A. Realizing that it would be less efficient and more expensive to prevent
pollution before it is created 



B. Focusing on all environmental impacts of the product life-cycle 



C. Minimizing or
eliminating waste before it is created 



D. Incurring losses due to environmental costs 





Question 16 of 20



Which of the following is the most advanced stage of corporate environmental
responsibility?



A. Pollution prevention stage 



B. Clean technology stage




C. Product stewardship stage 



D. Green management stage 





Question 17 of 20



Continuing activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of
the earth's ecosystem, is a characteristic of:



A. an ecologically
sustainable organization. 



B. concerned citizens. 



C. a code of environmental conduct. 



D. environmental regulation. 





Question 18 of 20



Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological
sustainability results in:



A. competitive advantages.




B. decreased worker productivity. 



C. more government regulation. 



D. less money for shareholders. 





Question 19 of 20



Companies that reduce pollution and hazardous waste, reuse or recycle
materials, and operate with greater energy efficiency achieve a competitive
advantage due to:



A. technological innovation. 



B. product differentiation. 



C. green marketing. 



D. cost savings. 





Question 20 of 20



When companies develop a reputation for environmental excellence, and they
produce and deliver products and services designed to attract environmentally
aware customers, this is called:



A. technological innovation. 



B. strategic planning. 



C. green marketing.




D. cost savings.






 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 1 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Nanotechnology is the:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 ability to create manmade structures just a few billionths of a meter in
 size.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. more advanced form of e-commerce.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. technological innovation developed by an
 entrepreneurial firm.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. All of the above
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 2 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
By the mid-2000s, nanotech materials found their way into
 all of the following consumer products EXCEPT:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. wrinkle-resistant clothing.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. sunscreen.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 tennis balls.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. tennis rackets.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 3 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Telecommunications has:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 diminished the human touch in our communications.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. enhanced the human dimensions in our communications.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. reduced international communications.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. limited our communication efforts in outer space.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 4 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which of the following is NOT true about the service phase
 of technology?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. It was the fourth phase in the development of
 technology.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. It emphasized providing services.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. It required manual and intellectual skills.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D.
 It dominated from 1900 to 1960.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 5 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The phase of technology that focuses on building material
 goods and manual labor is:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. agrarian.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. service.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. industrial.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. information.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 6 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Cyberspace, an electronic network of linked systems, is
 where:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. old, deleted files are sent until the recycle bin is
 emptied.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. business-to-business commerce is conducted.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. government strategic plans are stored, safe from
 computer hackers.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D.
 information is stored, ideas are described, and communication takes place.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 7 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The buying and selling of goods and services
 electronically is called:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. m-commerce.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 e-commerce.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. telecommunications.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. software piracy.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 8 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Technology superpowers spawned the system of:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. platform-to-platform commerce.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. e-commerce.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. Internet e-mail exchange.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. All of the above
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 9 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Brazil provided an interesting test case for technological
 development over the question of:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. regulating mobile business.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. creating an Internet sales tax.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. free or fee Internet access.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. government-subsidized computer purchases.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 10 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Laughpractice.blogspot.com is an example of:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. a blog.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 a vlog.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. a RSS.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. None of the above
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 11 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The digital divide describes the gap between those:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 individuals who have technology and those who do not.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. businesses who use e-business and those who do not.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. hospitals that use online information and those
 who do not.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. individuals who have broadband technology and those
 who do not.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 12 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The digital divide was first found in the United States:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. and is restricted to the U.S.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. but experts fear it might spread to Canada.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 but has spread globally.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. but has been eradicated by educational programs.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 13 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which of the following countries is one of the safest in
 the world in the category of violent crime, but has seen a
 significant increase in cyber-crime?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. China
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 The United States
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. Japan
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Great Britain
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 14 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
When a German utility firm was ordered by the German
 government to turn over all its employees' records so they could be searched
 for terrorists linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the U.S., the
 firm:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 refused, although sympathetic to the U.S. investigation.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. resisted, but lost its fight due to a World Court
 ruling.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. complied with the request, adhering to the U.S.
 Patriot Act.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. provided false documents to protect their employees'
 privacy.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 15 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
IT-ISAC enables the sharing of sensitive information about
 cyberattacks among:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. NATO governments.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 technology firms.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. Southeast Asian businesses.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Canadian and American computer hackers.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 16 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Digital certificates are:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. replacing birth certificates, preventing decay or
 falsification.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. old-fashioned stock certificates now stored digitally
 by stockbrokers.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 encrypted computer files, serving as identification cards and signatures
 online.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. All of the above
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 17 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The Child Online Protection Act, passed in 1998:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 specifically applies to children under 13 years of age.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. has settled the debate over protecting children from
 adult-oriented Web sites.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. has been a model for many European countries'
 legislation.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. was vetoed by President Bush as too difficult and too
 costly to enforce.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 18 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The practice of downloading copyrighted songs was
 challenged because it:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. created congestion and overloaded demands on the
 servers.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 denied legitimate compensation to the recording artists.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. favored major recording companies and selective
 artists over others.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. resulted in bankruptcy for retail music outlets
 across the country.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 19 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly considered
 three proposals aimed at human cloning. The proposal strongly pushed by the
 United States:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. called for a ban of reproductive cloning.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. called for the fate of therapeutic cloning to be
 determined by individual nations.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 called for a ban of all types of cloning.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. argued that the issue should be deferred for a couple
 of years.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 20 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The safety of genetically modified foods:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 was challenged most noticeably in Europe but has spread to other countries.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. has been well-documented since its beginning.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. is now in the hands of governments, ensuring its
 safety for human consumption.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. has never been questioned in the United States.
 
 


 
 
 












 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 1 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which of the following statements is NOT true about
 stockholders?
 
 

 

 

 


 

 
A. They are the legal owners of business corporations.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 They own equal shares of company assets.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. They are the part owners of the company.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Managers pay close attention to their needs and
 interests.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 2 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Institutional investors are sometimes referred to as:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. Main Street investors.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 Wall Street investors.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. inside investors.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. outside investors.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 3 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
In the mid- to late-1990s the stock market was a:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 bull market.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. market in which share prices fell overall.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. bear market.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. None of the above
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 4 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Corporate governance involves the exercise of control over
 a company's:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. finance and accounting departments.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 entire operations.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. manufacturing facilities.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. marketing and human resources departments.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 5 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The directors of a company are a central factor in
 corporate governance because they:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 exercise formal legal authority over company policy.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. have the highest stake in the performance of the
 company.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. have a moral responsibility to fulfill the needs of both
 the company's employees and customers.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. inherited the business from their predecessors.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 6 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
What was a major contributor to the collapse of Enron in
 2001?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. The company's top executives made bad investments.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. Several failed merger attempts with other firms.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 Lax oversight by the company's audit committee.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. The bear market of the early 2000s.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 7 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
How are directors (members of corporate boards) selected?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 Shareholders elect the directors from a list of candidates.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. The company's CEO appoints the directors.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. The nominating committee elects the directors.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Shareholders with the greatest proportional ownership
 in the company become directors.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 8 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The "agency problem" arises when:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. owners manage their company on their own behalf.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. there is no separation of ownership and control in a
 company.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 managers act in their own interest, rather than in the interest of
 shareholders.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. shareholders act in their own interest, rather than
 in the interest of the board.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 9 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
A reason for institutions becoming more assertive in
 promoting the interests of their member investors is:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 it is difficult for institutions to sell their holdings.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. their members want them to.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. institutions have greater flexibility in selling
 stocks.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. institutions have nominated members on the finance
 committee of the board of directors.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 10 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
 is to:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 protect shareholders' rights by making sure that stock markets are run
 fairly.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. protect companies from hostile takeovers.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. ensure that institutional investors do not take
 control of company management.
 
 


 
 

 


 

 
D. ensure that the federal treasury receives its share
 of the revenues from stock trading.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 11 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 outlaws:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 any manipulative or deceptive device used to trade stocks.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. compensating company executives with stock options.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. trading in stocks by institutions.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. buying stock in a company for which you work.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 12 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which organization brings together 300 nonprofit groups to
 espouse the consumer viewpoint?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. Consumers Union
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 Consumer Federation of America
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. National Consumer League
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Public Citizen
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 13 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
A goal of the consumer movement is to make consumer power:
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. exceed the rights and powers of firms that sell goods
 and services.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. exceed the rights and powers of the Food and Drug
 Administration.
 
 


 
 

 


 

 
C. an effective counterbalance to the rights and powers
 of firms that sell goods and services.
 
 


 
 

 


 

 
D.
 an effective counterbalance to the rights and powers of the Food and Drug
 Administration.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 14 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which of the following is a core right of consumers?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A.
 The right to safety
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. The right to be represented
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. The right to purchase
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. The right to return goods.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 15 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Manufacturers making false or misleading claims about a
 competitor's product is:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. illegal but ethical.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 illegal and unethical.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. legal but unethical.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. legal and unethical.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 16 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Online shoppers have always been concerned that:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. they receive online ads for products similar to the
 ones they bought earlier on the Web.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. their favorite Web sites provide a large variety of
 products and services.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. the government might become overly involved in
 protecting consumer privacy.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D.
 information they reveal in the course of a sales transaction might be
 misused.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 17 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Which organization advocates the adoption, by businesses,
 of voluntary policies for protecting the privacy of individuals' information
 disclosed during electronic transactions?
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. Online
 Privacy Alliance
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. Web Site Alliance
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. Open Profiling Standard
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. Federal Trade Commission
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 18 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
The burden of responsibility for product performance has
 shifted to the producer, under the legal doctrine of:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. rational liability.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 product liability.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. consumer liability.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. supplier liability.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 19 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
Under proposals to establish uniform federal standards for
 determining liability:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. plaintiffs would be discouraged from proceeding to
 trial.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B.
 companies would not have to go through repeated trials on the same charges
 in different states.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C. judges rather than juries would determine the
 original amount of punitive damages.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. consumers would have to prove that a manufacturer
 knew or should have known that a product design was defective.
 
 


 
 
 


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Question 20 of 20
 
 


 
 
 
In some cases, businesses have banded together to agree on
 how they will treat their customers. This is called:
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
A. the code of regulation.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
B. the consumer affairs doctrine.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
C.
 voluntary industry codes of conduct.
 
 


 
 

 

 
 
 

 
D. industry action standards.
 
 


 
 
 









	

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Question
	
Scenario -
SendToMe.com



SendToMe.com is a
large, diversified distributing company. The company is organized into three
divisions: personal products, diagnostic equipment, and office equipment. The
personal products division consists primarily of toiletry products for the
individual consumer. The products include shampoos, conditioners, bath soaps,
and mouthwash. All of the products are sold under store brand labels;
typically, the company signs an agreement with a discount store, and the
products are sold under the store's label. Sales of this division (and in the
industry) have been relatively stable for the past ten years, and the division
enjoys a dominant market share. Due to increased efficiencies in manufacturing
and distribution, profits from the division have risen.



The diagnostic
equipment division specializes in developing and marketing medical equipment,
specifically equipment used in blood analysis. National sales for medical
diagnostic equipment have been growing over 20 percent per year for the last
five years. However, sales for this division are stagnant and there has been
some discussion among senior management about divesting this division.



The office equipment
division manufactures a high quality line of office furniture. The products are
distributed through better office equipment stores and interior design firms.
Sales in this division have more than doubled over the past five years.



 1. Refer to the scenario above. To assess the
internal and external environmental forces that need to be addressed so the
company can remain profitable, SendToMe.com needs to conduct a:

a.
strategic intervention

b. SWOT
analysis

c. value
analysis

d.
tactical implementation

e.
business correlation study







 2. Refer to the scenario above. Threats to the
diagnostic equipment division's problems may lie in:

a. new
entrants into the field

b. the
development of nanotechnology

c
.multiple core competencies

d. growth
in the hospital industry

e. all of
these







 3. Refer to the scenario above. The
business-level strategy used by the office equipment division would be called:

a. cost
leadership

b.
differentiation

c. focus

d.
portfolio

e. core
competence







 4. Refer to the scenario above. The
business-level strategy used by the personal products division would be called:

a. cost leadership

b.
differentiation

c. focus

d. core
competence

e.
portfolio





COMPLETION



 1. A(n) ____________________ is a desired future
state that the organization attempts to realize.







 2. A(n) ____________________ is a blueprint for
goal achievement and specifies the necessary resource allocations, schedules,
tasks, and other actions.







 3. The act of determining the organization's
goals and the means for achieving them is referred to as ____________________.







 4. ____________________ and plans are the
responsibilities of middle managers.







 5. Operational plans that focus on specific
tasks and processes that help to meet tactical and strategic goals are
developed by ____________________ managers and supervisors.



	

Marketing_5Dec_3rd

Question
	61)To be successful at marketing, companies must effectively turn marketing planning into
________.
A) marketing analysis
B) marketing implementation C) marketing control
D) marketing audits
E) marketing budgeting
62)Under the ________ organizational format of marketing departments, different marketing
activities are headed by a specialist such as a sales manager, advertising manager, marketing
research manager, or customer-service manager.
A) geographic
B) product management C) market management D) customer-centered E) functional
63)Modern marketing departments are arranged in all of the following ways, EXCEPT which
one?
A) functional organization
B) market management organization C) product management organization D) geographic
organization
E) strategic management organization
64)The ________ organizational format was first used by Procter and Gamble in 1929.
A)functional
B)market management
C)geographic
D)product management
E)customer management
65) The ________ organizational system's main advantage is that the company is organized
around the needs of specific market segments.
A)product management
B)market management
C)geographic management
D)vertical management
E)functional management
66)An increasingly large number of firms are changing their organizational focus from
________ to ________.
A) product management; functional management B) product management; geographic
management
C) brand management; customer relationship management D) geographic management;
functional management
E) global management; regional management
67)Evaluating the results of marketing strategies and plans and taking corrective action to ensure
that objectives are attained is called ________.
A) marketing control B) strategic control C) operating control
D) developmental control E) efficiency
68)The marketing control process entails the following steps in order: setting goals, ________,
evaluating performance, and ________.
A) evaluating goals; measuring performance B) achieving goals; measuring performance
C) taking corrective action; measuring performance D) measuring performance; taking corrective
action E) taking corrective action; following up
69)Which of the following is NOT a step in the marketing control process?
A)setting goals
B)measuring performance
C)taking corrective action
D)defining the mission
E)evaluating the causes of gaps between expected and actual performance
70)Ensuring that the company achieves the sales, profits, and other goals set out in its annual
marketing plan is the purpose of ________.
A) marketing control B) operating control C) strategic control D) anticipatory control E) a
marketing audit
71)________ involves looking at whether a company's basic strategies are well matched to its
opportunities.
A) Operating control
B) Market management organization C) Marketing control
D) Strategic control E) Distribution
72)Which of the following is a tool for monitoring strategic marketing performance?
A)a marketing plan
B)a marketing dashboard
C)a customer management organization
D)a product differentiation
E)a value delivery network
73) Which of the following measures the profits generated by investments in marketing
activities?
A)SWOT analysis
B)marketing audits
C)executive summaries
D)marketing ROI
E)budgets
.
74)Which of the following would NOT be a useful tool for determining marketing ROI? A) a
marketing dashboard
B) brand awareness C) market share D) SWOT analysis
E) customer lifetime value
75)Which of the following is NOT a customer-centered measure of marketing impact? A)
customer management
B) customer acquisition C) customer equity
D) customer retention
E) customer lifetime value
76)ABC Fortunes has just developed a formal statement of its purpose. This firm has put
together a mission statement.
77)Mission statements should be realistic and general in nature.
78) Mission statements should both fit the market environment and be motivating.
79)At America Online, "we create customer connectivity, anytime, anywhere," is a product-
oriented mission.
80)"At Nike, we sell shoes" is a market-oriented business definition.
81)A firm's mission statement should be the basis for both its business and marketing objectives.:
82)The primary activity in strategic planning is goal setting.
83)When designing business portfolios, most companies are well advised to add a broad range of
products and businesses to their organization.
84)In the BCG matrix, "dogs" by definition are businesses and products that do not generate
enough cash to maintain themselves.
85)More and more companies involve only upper-level management teams in strategic planning.
86)Though companies need to grow to compete effectively and satisfy their stakeholders, growth
itself should not be a company's objective.
87)The growth strategy of diversification involves offering modified or new products to current
markets.
88)A company should consider downsizing when products of an SBU no longer fit the
company's overall strategy.
89)The marketing department alone cannot produce superior value for customers.
90)A company's value chain is only as strong as its strongest link, or most effective department.	

Econ – Monopoly and Deadweight

Question
	
Suppose that a firm has a monopoly on a good with

the following demand schedule:
Quantity Price

0 $10

1 $9

2 $8

3 $7

4 $6

5 $5

6 $4

7 $3

8 $2

9 $1

10 $0
a. What price and quantity will the monopolist produce

at if the marginal cost is a constant $4?

b. Calculate the deadweight loss from having

the monopolist produce, rather than a perfect

competitor.
	

Part A (1000 words) (50 marks) Watts and Zimmerman’s

Question
	

Part A (1000 words) (50 marks) Watts and Zimmerman’s ‘The Demand and Supply of Accounting Theories: The Market for Excuses’ suggested the ‘normative’ project of accounting academics and other social critics of corporate accounting practice to be invalid;

Part A (50marks)
Assessment criteria
 1000 words max.
Excellent
(HD)
Very Good
(D)
Good
(C)
Satisfactory
(P)
Unsatisfactory
(F)
1. Introduction (5)
2. Body/Discussion (15)
Criticalevaluation of topic
3. Conclusion (5)
4. Examples (5)
6. Referencing, citations (5)
7. Evidence of reading, quality and quantity (10)
8. English expression, coherence, grammar and spelling. Logical flow of ideas (5)
Part B (50marks)
Assessment criteria
 1000 words max.
Excellent
(HD)
Very Good
(D)
Good
(C)
Satisfactory
(P)
Unsatisfactory
(F)
1. Introduction (5)
2. Body/Discussion (15)
Criticalevaluation of topic
3. Conclusion (5)
4. Examples (5)
6. Referencing, citations (5)
7. Evidence of reading, quality and quantity (10)
8. English expression, coherence, grammar and spelling. Logical flow of ideas (5)
Effectiveness of communication - ie readability, legibility, grammar, spelling, neatness, completeness and presentation will be a minimum threshold requirement for all written work submitted for assessment. Work that is illegible or incomprehensible and does not meet the minimum requirement will be awarded a fail grade.
3. Demonstrated understanding - This will be evidenced by the student's ability to be dialectical in the discussion of contentious issues. Few, if any, accounting concepts are scientific facts and stereotype answers will demonstrate poor understanding on the part of the student.
4. Evidence of research - This will be evidenced by the references made to the statutes, accounting standards, books, journal articles and inclusion of a bibliography.
	
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You work for an international construction company that has been contracted to build the tallest skyscraper in the world in Rio Janeiro.

 The financing is a company from Dubai, the materials are coming from China, the engineering and technology are coming from Germany and the labor will be hired locally with management from the United States. You invite all of the players to the headquarters in the United States for a big meeting to explain the project and get to know one another. The people seem to be staying with their own groups and not minging. 1.) What is the culture phenomenon here? 2.) What do you know about these cultures specifically their economic, political, educational and social systems that could help you in getting them together. 3.) How do you explain the lack of intercultural communication? 4.) What are some of the contrasting cultural values of these countries?
 Part II:You are concered about some of the language issues as you start the meeting particularly the fact that the United States is a low context country and some of the countries present are high context countries, you only speak English and you don't have an interpreter present. 1.) How will this affect the presentation? 2.) What are some of the issues you should be concerned about regarding verbal and nonverbal language for this group? 3.) What strategy would you used to begin to have everyone develop a relationship with each other that will help ease further negotiations, development and implementation?
	

Assignment 7 – Suppose the current administration

Assignment 7 – Suppose the current administration

Subject: Economics / General Economics
Question
Assignment 7; Chapter 13 Questions 2, 4, 5, 9

2. Suppose the current administration decides to decrease government expenditures as a means of
cutting the existing government budget deficit. a) According to the aggregate demand and supply
analysis, what will be the effect of such a measure in the short run? Describe changes in the inflation
rate and output level. b) What will be the effect on the real interest rate, inflation rate, and output level
if the Federal Reserve decides to stabilize the inflation rate?

4. The following table shows the inflation rate and output level for four consecutive periods in a given
economy. In period 1, the economy is at its long- run equilibrium ( i. e., the inflation rate equals its
target and output equals potential output). In period 2, there is a temporary supply shock ( e. g., an
increase in energy prices).
Period
1
2
3
4 Inflation rate (%)
2.5
4.5
2.5
2.5 Output ($ trillions)
8
7
6
8

a) Based on the table, determine which type of response was implemented by policy makers ( e. g., no
response versus stabilizing inflation or economic activity).
b) Show your argument using a graph (draw the MP curve and the AD/ AS diagram consistent with the
table data).

5. Suppose one could measure the welfare gains derived from eliminating output (and unemployment)
fluctuations in the economy. Assuming these gains are relatively small for the average individual, how
do you think this conclusion would affect the activist/ non activist debate?

9. The Taylor rule suggests that the policy rate target should be increased when the output gap is
positive. Do you think the Taylor rule encourages or discourages demand-pull inflation? Which might be
a limitation of the Taylor rule with respect to demand- pull inflation?

11. Suppose that f is determined by two factors: financial panic and asset purchases. a) Using an MP
curve and an AS- AD graph, show how a sufficiently large financial panic can pull the economy below the
zero lower bound and into a destabilizing deflationary spiral. b) Using an MP curve and an AS- AD graph,
show how a sufficient amount of asset purchases can reverse the effects of the financial panic depicted
in part (a). Not From the book: In season three of the “House of Cards” president Fran Underwood is pushing to pass a bill called
“AmericaWorks”. The goal of AmericaWorks is to create jobs for all Americans. The congress is against it
and so he tries to fund the program by getting money from funds allocated to other programs
(emergency funds for extreme weather). How do you think the program affect the level of economic
activity and inflation in the long run and short run? (You can make up your own assumptions or make
proposal if needed.)