Analysts deciding between investments must consider the comparative risks. Which of the following is/are not economy-wide factors that affect the risk of business firms?

a. increased inflation
b. increased interest rates
c. unemployment
d. recessions
e. increased competition


E

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A) regional shopping center B) lifestyle center C) community shopping center D) power center E) warehouse club

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Nadia always completed her work ahead of schedule. She was known as a fast and accurate worker. When group incentives were initiated, the rest of her work team could not keep pace with Nadia. Many members of the team told Nadia to stop making them look bad. Eventually, Nadia matched her work pace to the rest of the team. This illustrates which disadvantage of group incentives?

A. Social loafing may occur. B. Individual output may be discounted. C. Outstanding performers may slacken efforts. D. Group infighting may arise.

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A. mean squared error (MSE) B. mean absolute deviation (MAD) C. mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) D. cumulative sum error (CSE)

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Which of the following statements is not true about a finance lease as defined in Article 2A of

the UCC? A) Once the lease term begins, the seller generally is no longer involved in the transaction. B) The lessor is usually not involved in manufacturing or supplying the goods to the lessee. C) A finance lease results in the title being transferred from the seller of the goods to the lessor. D) A finance lease is a two-party transaction where the lessor sells the goods to the lessee and provides the financing of the goods.

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