If iron horse helmets (ihh) were to contract with a chinese manufacturing firm to provide ihh with superior quality helmets for sale in the united states but discovered that the shipments were actually of inferior quality when they were received, this experience would support which type of justification for or against vertical integrationa. for vertical integration, to reduce monitoring costs. b. against vertical integration, because challenges would be worse inside the firm. c. against vertical integration, because ihh lacked the relevant resources. d. for vertical integration, to avoid the hold-up problem.

Why has the free enterprise system been modified to include some government intervention?

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?

Which three of the following expenses can student aid recover? -tuition -television -school supplies -parties and socializing -boarding/housing