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Determine the expected selling price for the land. 1. A firm has decided to invest in a piece of land. Management has estimated that the land can be sold in 5 years for the following possible prices: Price Probability 10,000 .20 15,000 .30 20,000 .40 25,000 .10 (a) Determine the expected selling price for the land. (b) Determine the standard deviation of the possible sales prices. (c) Determine the coefficient of var ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the five aspects of a career 1. Which of the following is not one of the core abilities of the managing self competency: a) To provide constructive feedback to others; b) To understand your own and others’ personality and attitudes; c) To perceive, appraise, and interpret accurately yourself, others, and the immediate environment; d) To take responsibility for managing yoursel ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

What do you want to be when you grow up 1. An employee is approached to join the union. She replies that she doesn’t need the union; that, in fact, she can negotiate a better deal for herself than the union can get her. The issue here involves: a) An ethical dilemma; b) Career development; b) Career planning; c) Individualism. 2. The new supervisor has been sent to a workshop on “Sensitivity for Supervisors.” ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

COMPETENCY: MANAGING TEAMS. 1. Which of the following is not one of the core abilities of the managing teams competency: a) Determining circumstances in which a team approach is appropriate; b) Participating in and/or leading the process of setting clear goals; c) Diagnosing pressures for and resistances to change; d) Dealing with personal and task-related conflicts among team members; e) None - - i.e., all are components of the managing ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

Determine the (a) marginal cost and (b) average total cost schedules 1. Suppose that the firm's cost function is given in the following schedule (where Q is the level of output): Output Total Q (units) Cost 0 7 1 25 2 37 3 45 4 50 5 53 6 58 7 66 8 78 9 96 10 124 Determine the (a) marginal cost and (b) average total cost schedules 2. Complete the following table. Total Marginal Average Output Profit Profit Prof ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

COMPETENCY: MANAGING DIVERSITY. 1. The ability to value unique individual and group characteristics, embrace such characteristics as potential sources of organizational strength and respect the uniqueness of each individual is the managing __________ competency: a) Self; b) Diversity; c) Ethics; d) Change; e) Teams. 2. Which of the following is not one of the core components of the managing diversity competency: a) Providing ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

An closest example of a risk-free security is 1. A change in the level of an economic activity is desirable and should be undertaken as long as the marginal benefits exceed the ____. a. marginal returns b. total costs c. marginal costs d. average costs e. average benefits 2. The level of an economic activity should be increased to the point where the ____ is zero. a. marginal cost b. average cost c. net marginal cost d. n ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

Which of the following is one of the main themes of your text 1. Which of the following is not one of the seven foundation competencies discussed in this chapter: a) Assessing your own strengths and weaknesses; b) Transmitting, receiving, and understanding ideas, thoughts, and feelings; c) Valuing unique individual and group characteristics; d) Distinguishing right from wrong in decision making and behavior; e) Achieving optimal level ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

COMPETENCY: MANAGING ACROSS CULTURES. 1. The ability to recognize and embrace similarities and differences among nations and then to approach key organizational and strategic issues with an open and curious mind is the managing ___________ competency: a) Communications; a) Across cultures; b) Change; d) Self. 2. Which of the following is not one of the core abilities of the managing across cultures competency: a) Understand, apprecia ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016

The U.S. university in this case thus experiences 1. One section of a supervisory training program is designed to help new supervisors detect and understand what their subordinates really mean when those subordinates come to them with a complaint. This involves: a) Connectivity; b) Liaison role; c) Ethical dilemma; d) Active listening. 2. At a retirement banquet, the individual introducing the retiree is describing the variou ...

Other / Other 25 May 2016