Ophelia wants to buy a new hairdryer. she considers four models and assigns them belief ratings from 1 = very poor to 10 = very good and importance ratings from 1 = least important to 10 = most important. she sets a mental cutoff of
5 as a selection criterion for the model.
which of the following models is ophelia most likely to select if she employs the elimination-by-aspects rule to make the decision?

attribute importance model a model b model c model d
belief ratings
low price 8 7 4 3 6
power efficiency 6 4 6 7 8
styling 9 8 7 6 7

a. model a
b. model b
c. model c
d. model d

You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office. in getting to know your departmental staff, you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not following through on assigned tasks. she is enthused about her new job and wants to get ahead in the organization. which alternative represents the most effective leadership style: a. discuss the lack of follow-through with her and explore thealternative ways this problem can be solved. b. specify what she must do to complete the tasks but incorporate any suggestions she may have. c. define the steps necessary for her to complete the assigned tasks and monitor her performance frequently. d. let her know about the lack of follow-through and give hermore time to improve her performance.

Stosch company's balance sheet reported assets of $112,000, liabilities of $29,000 and common stock of $26,000 as of december 31, year 1. if retained earnings on the balance sheet as of december 31, year 2, amount to $74,000 and stosch paid a $28,000 dividend during year 2, then the amount of net income for year 2 was which of the following? a)$23,000 b) $35,000 c) $12,000 d)$42,000

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?