Banks pay interest to encourage people to open each of the following types of accounts except:
a.
credit card
b.
regular savings
c.
money market
d.
certificate of deposit

each of the following applies to a certificate of deposit savings account except:
a.
low interest rate
b.
time based account
c.
minimum opening balance
d.
penalty for early withdrawal

each of the following is a tip on how to shop smart except:
a.
comparison shop
b.
impulsively shop
c.
set a dollar amount limit for purchases
d.
save money from discounted purchases

Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. as a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

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.

Consider a firm with a contract to sell an asset for $149,000 four years from now. the asset costs $85,000 to produce today. a. given a relevant discount rate of 14 percent per year, calculate the profit the firm will make on this asset. (a loss should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. at what rate does the firm just break even?