Why do businesses invest in short-term investments?

a. They are trying to gain control over the activities of other companies.
b. They are investing excess cash to meet future business operation or investment needs.
c. They are lending money to companies that cannot obtain bank loans.
d. More than one of the above is correct.


b

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A. is the ability of the leader or manager to confer rewards for positive behaviours or outcomes. B. arises from a manager's access, control, and distribution of information that is not freely available to everyone in an organization. C. is the power exercised by use of fear of punishment for errors of omission or commission by employees. D. is the power of persuasion exercised by a charismatic leader to get compliance from reluctant subordinates.

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Companies like Home Depot sell to the B2B market and B2C market out of the same store. This puts the company in the category of a(n) ________.

A. market maven B. reseller C. gatekeeper D. out supplier E. cottage industry

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Sensitivity analysis is a statistics-based approach used in capital budgeting to asses risk by applying predetermined probability distributions and random numbers to estimate risky outcomes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Improved availability of sufficient supplier capacity, improved accuracy of capacity plans, and paperwork reduction are benefits of ______ on supply chain performance.

a. service ERP systems b. MRP systems c. MRP II systems d. DRP systems

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