South Africa was brought to a standstill by the recent protests, which began on July 10, 2021 and escalated to mass looting of shops, malls, and the destruction of

business property.

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Bearing the above statement in mind, answer the following questions:

1.1.1 Conduct a research on any THREE reasons except politics for the looting of shops, malls

and the destruction of business property in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal.

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1.1.2 Suggest Corporate Social Investment projects in which businesses can deal with EACH

reason mentioned in QUESTION 1.1.1.

Explain how the looting of shops and malls will affect businesses in terms of the relationship

between social responsibility and Triple bottom line.
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Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. question 1 options: true false

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a.no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative.b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child.c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative.d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.

The common stock of ncp paid $1.35 in dividends last year. dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.30 percent for an indefinite number of years. a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, what is the stock's expected rate of return? b. if your required rate of return is 7.3 percent, what is the value of the stock for you? c. should you make the investment? a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, the stock's expected rate of return is