Bradley Technologies is opening a branch office in Taiwan. The responsibility for staffing this office falls to Joseph Milhouse, Vice President of International Operations, based in Chicago. Joseph has decided to enlist the help of a Taiwan-based agent, Peter Liu, to help him fill several open positions in the new office. Peter advises Joseph to fill the positions with , in other words, native Taiwanese because they will better understand how to conduct business with clients in Taiwan.

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

Pear co.’s income statement for the year ended december 31, as prepared by pear’s controller, reported income before taxes of $125,000. the auditor questioned the following amounts that had been included in income before taxes: equity in earnings of cinn co. $ 40,000 dividends received from cinn 8,000 adjustments to profits of prior years for arithmetical errors in depreciation (35,000) pear owns 40% of cinn’s common stock, and no acquisition differentials are relevant. pear’s december 31 income statement should report income before taxes of