A nation's economy fluctuates instead of growing at a steady pace every year. These fluctuations are generally referred to as the business cycle. Describe the four different phases of the business cycle.

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The business cycle generally includes four phases: the peak, sometimes called prosperity; recession, two or more consecutive three-month periods of decline in a country's GDP; the trough, the turning point when a nation's production and employment bottom out and reach their lowest levels; and recovery, sometimes called expansion.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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_____ comprises three steps: a description of the components and how they will work, construction, and testing.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The last dividend payment of a stock was $0.80 and this dividend is expected to grow at 6% per year for three years. After that, the dividend will grow at 3% indefinitely. Using the two-stage dividend growth model, what is the correct formula for B6 if the required rate of return on this stock is 15%?



a) =B1*(1+B3)/(B2-B3)*(1-((1+B3)/(1+B2))^B5)+(B1*(1+B3)^B5*(1+B4)/(B2-B4)/(1+B2)^B5)
b) =B1/(B2-B3)*(1+((1+B3)/(1+B2))^B5)+(B1*(1+B3)^B5*(1+B4)/(B2-B4)/(1+B2)^B5)
c) =B1*(1+B3)/B2-B3*1-(1+B3)/(1+B2)^B5+B1*(1+B3)^B5*(1+B4)/(B2-B4)/(1+B2)^B5
d) =B1*(1-B3)/(B2+B3)*(1+((1-B3)/(1-B2))^B5)-(B1*(1-B3)^B5*(1-B4)/(B2+B4)/(1-B2)^B5)
e) =B1*(1+B3)/(B2-B3)*(1-((1+B2)/(1+B3))^B5)+(B1*(1+B4)^B5*(1+B3)/(B2-B3)/(1+B2)^B5)

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When attempting to close a sale, a salesperson most likely believes that a prospect is in the ________ phase of the purchasing decision.

A. desire B. attention C. interest D. action E. conviction

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