A sales commission is an example of a ______ compensation plan.

A. pay-for-knowledge
B. profit-sharing
C. gainsharing
D. pay-for-performance
E. Scanlon


D. pay-for-performance

Pay-for-performance compensation bases pay on one's results. An example is the sales commission, in which sales representatives are paid a percentage of the earnings the company made from their sales, so that the more they sell, the more they are paid.

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The 1933 Securities Act defines the term "security." The Supreme Court of the United States has adopted a two-tier analysis of what constitutes a security. Within this analysis the Court has used a three-part test to determine whether a non-traditional

financial transaction constitutes an investment contract and thus a security. Explain (a) the 1933 Act's statutory definition of security, (b) the courts' general interpretation of the 1933 Act's definition and (c) the Supreme Court's two-tier test. Use case law to illustrate your explanation, if appropriate. Also, why do you think the Supreme Court had to devise such an analysis?

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If two events (A,B) are independent, then the conditional probability of P(A|B) = ________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Earnings of a minor child are taxed to the child regardless of the state's property law system.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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An inflation-indexed Treasury bond with a 5% coupon rate is issued at $1,000. If inflation in the year after issuance is 6%,

A) the new coupon rate will be 11%. B) the new redemption value is $1,060. C) the new redemption value is $1,100. D) the bond is redeemed and a new bond with a 6% coupon is issued.

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