What are reasons that more developed countries are undergoing an unprecedented demographic transition, one which calls into question traditional assumptions about the characteristics of the working-age population?
What will be an ideal response?
Possible key points from the text: First, in countries where more adults live a full working life on the one hand and have fewer children on the other, working-age populations, as traditionally defined, are aging. Second, with increasing value put on education, increasing numbers of young people enter the workforce later than traditional ages. Third, as the amount of time people spend in retirement lengthens, the traditional ages for leaving the labor force are coming under scrutiny.
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A. Release planning meeting B. Sprint retrospective meeting C. Sprint planning meeting D. Daily Scrum meeting E. Sprint review meeting
On the whole, which of the following accurately depicts the vast majority of retailers?
A. The vast majority of retailers are "mom and pop" shops that employ a small number of people. B. The vast majority of retailers employ 50 or more people and have on average 10 locations. C. The vast majority of retailers are now found on the Internet. D. The vast majority of retailers are very large organizations, like Walmart, that have many outlets. E. The vast majority of retailers are chain organizations that have stores in at least three locations.
For which of the following actions is an LLC responsible for damages if the action occurred
within the ordinary course of the business of the LLC? A) Members and managers only B) Agents and employees only C) Managers and agents only D) Members, managers, agents, and employees E) Managers, agents, and employees only
Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?
A. Leveraged buyouts (LBOs) occur when a firm issues equity and uses the proceeds to take a firm public. B. In a typical LBO, bondholders do well but shareholders see their value decline. C. Firms are forbidden by law to sell any assets during the first five years following a leverage buyout. D. Not all target firms are acquired by publicly traded corporations. In recent years, an increasing number of firms have been acquired by private equity firms. Private equity firms raise capital from wealthy individuals and look for opportunities to make profitable investments. E. In an LBO sometimes the acquiring group plans to run the acquired company for a number of years, boost its sales and profits, and then take it public again as a stronger company. In other instances, the LBO firm plans to sell off divisions to other firms that can gain synergies. In either case, the acquiring group expects to make a substantial profit from the LBO, but the inherent risks are small due to the heavy use of venture capital and very little debt.