An employee of a firm has a job where the employee can easily adjust the number of hours they work for the employer per year. The employee is currently paid $40 per hour and will work 2000 hours in 2018. The employer had a good year in 2018 and is considering two changes in the employee’s compensation for 2019.

a) Suppose the employer decides to raise the employees wage to $45 per hour. Explain why it is unclear whether the wage change will cause the employee to choose more or less work in 2019. (Note: The ability of the firm to change wages means this firm is not in a competitive labor market, but this has no impact on the worker’s decision) (1 point)

b) The other alternative the firm is considering is paying the employee a $10,000 bonus, but not changing the wage. Explain how this will change your answer to (a) about how much the employee works in 2019. Explain how it is possible both options cost the employer the same amount of money

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.

Ski powder resort ends its fiscal year on april 30. the business adjusts its accounts monthly, but closes them only at year-end (april 30). the resort's busy season is from december 1 through march 31. adrian pride, the resort's chief financial officer, the museums a close watch on lift ticket revenue and cash. the balances of these accounts at the end of each of the last five months are as follows: