What is downshifting?
What will be an ideal response?
Scaling back career ambitions and giving more time/attention to family and personal needs
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When the audience is aware of the possibility of negative news, the writer should
A) use an indirect approach. B) consider how emotionally involved the reader will be with the message. C) minimize the bad news in the middle of a paragraph. D) thank the audience for their understanding. E) encourage the audience to respond with any questions they may have.
Once he successfully completed the group project, the committee to review the company’s finances disbanded, and everyone returned to their original units. The finance committee is in which stage of group development?
A. forming B. storming C. norming D. adjourning
Your friend is considering adding one additional stock to a 3-stock portfolio, to form a 4-stock portfolio. She is highly risk averse and has asked for your advice. The three stocks currently held all have b = 1.0, and they are perfectly positively correlated with the market. Potential new Stocks A and B both have expected returns of 15%, are in equilibrium, and are equally correlated with the market, with r = 0.75. However, Stock A's standard deviation of returns is 12% versus 8% for Stock B. Which stock should this investor add to his or her portfolio, or does the choice not matter?
A. Stock A. B. Stock B. C. Neither A nor B, as neither has a return sufficient to compensate for risk. D. Add A, since its beta must be lower. E. Either A or B, i.e., the investor should be indifferent between the two.
Which of the following is true regarding asset abandonment?
a. Firms will sometimes abandon assets if there is no market for the asset. b. The firm eliminates the carrying value of the asset and recognizes a loss in an amount equal to the carrying value. c. Firms will sometimes abandon assets if an automobile is severely damaged in an accident. d. Firms will sometimes abandon assets if a machine requires an overhaul that is not cost effective. e. all of the above