The economy of country rumblen was hit by a banking crisis which has led to a recission. jason wallace, a real estate agent, says that the economy will recover soon because the government is taking various measures to counter the recession. according to him, the flow of credit will soon return to pre-crisis levels. his wife anna wallace disagrees with him. she says that the situation may not improve soon, given the substantial increase in unemployment.

which of the following, if true, will weaken anna's claim that the situation is not likely to improve in the short term?

a. the required reserve ratio n rumblen has remained unchanged over the last two years.

b. prior to the current crisis, rumblen enjoyed a decade-long economic expansion.

c. the intrest rate on discount loans issued by rumblen's central bank was recently decreased.

d. inflation in the economy declined to 4 percent this year.

e. leading economists in the country feel that the central bank should have more autonomy.

Suppose you have just been hired as the chief diversity officer of a large company. previous mentoring programs at this company have not been successful. after inquiring about previous efforts, you discover that most mentor pairs met just a few times, but very few lasting or meaningful mentoring relationships were created. there were also a significant number of employees that did not even attempt to seek out a mentor relationship. which of the following may be a reason why prior mentoring programs at your company failed? check all that apply.a) minorities and women are much less likely to develop mentoring relationships than white malesb) mentoring is not an effective way for organizations to develop female and minority employeesc) due to specific laws governing appropriate workplace behavior, senior-level male executives were reluctant to cultivate mentoring relationships with female employees, fearing negative repercussionsd) fear of creating a future competitor within the company, senior-level female executives were hesitant to mentor other female employees

Lambert manufacturing has $100,000 to invest in either project a or project b. the following data are available on these projects (ignore income taxes.): project a project b cost of equipment needed now $100,000 $60,000 working capital investment needed now - $40,000 annual cash operating inflows $40,000 $35,000 salvage value of equipment in 6 years $10,000 - both projects will have a useful life of 6 years and the total cost approach to net present value analysis. at the end of 6 years, the working capital investment will be released for use elsewhere. lambert's required rate of return is 14%. the net present value of project b is:

What part of the rational model of decision-making does the former business executive “elliott” have a problem completing?