Which of the following statements about personal selling is correct?
a. salespeople are often the only direct contact with a customer.
b. the role of personal selling is very consistent from company to company.
c. salespeople represent the company to customers, but they do not represent customers to the company.
d. personal selling is a fairly new profession.
e. personal selling is the nonpersonal arm of the promotional mix.

Why do police officers get paid less than professional baseball players?

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.

Kim davis is in the 40 percent personal tax bracket. she is considering investing in hca(taxable) bonds that carry a 12 percent interest rate. what is her after- tax yield(interest rate) on the bonds?