As in the previous problem, the returns on the common stock of Gridiron Sporting Goods are quite cyclical. In a normal economy, the stock is expected to return 16 percent in comparison to 28 percent in a boom economy and a negative 20 percent in a recessionary period. The probability of a recession is 30 percent while the probability of a boom is 20 percent.. What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?