Consider five individuals with different occupations. Allen prepares taxes wants ribs. Betty does dry cleaning. wants computer fixed. Calvin fixes computers wants bread. Diedre bakes bread wants taxes prepared. Eric barbecues ribs wants dry cleaning. In a barter system which of the following pairs has a double coincidence of wants?
A. Allen will buy from Betty
B. Betty will buy from Calvin
C. Eric will buy from Allen
D. None of the above are correct.

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above

Delux technology has a reputation of reliability and a winning customer service, qualities that to build this highly respected name brand over the last 15 years. speaking at a recent business conference, steve, the ceo of delux, told his audience, "we have built our reputation by changing little over the last several years, but consistently customers with great, caring service and a reliable product." which type of strategy does delux technology use? a.) growth strategy b.) defensive strategy c.) retrenchment strategy d.) merger approach e.) stability strategy