Greyhound Stables, Inc. operates several dog racing tracks throughout the United States. Since most facilities are outdoor tracks only, most of the cash receipts for Greyhound are received from April through October. These funds are usually invested in short-term, very liquid investments, such as stocks and bonds. Among the stocks purchased last year, was Servitronics, a company specializing in automatic vending equipment. The company decided not to sell its Servitronics stock at the end of last year, and has purchased more of the stock this year. The company intends to continue to purchase stock until it holds enough to make a takeover bid for the company. The accountants have been instructed to continue to classify the investment as short-term until the takeover is accomplished, so that less attention will be directed to it. (Presently, Greyhound has no long-term investment in stock at all.)

Required:
1. Is it ethical for Greyhound to attempt to take over another company? Explain.
2. Is it ethical for Greyhound to leave its investment in the short-term investment category? Explain.

Read the overview below and complete the activities that follow.apartment complexes often look for ways to recruit new tenants and retain current tenants. although apartment complexes offer the tangible benefit of shelter to their tenants, many apartment complexes also offer additional services to tenants to encourage tenants to stay or to support the rent prices. the following scenario identifies the several service gaps of a company that runs an apartment complex as well as solutions for reducing these service gaps.concept review: customers have certain expectations about how a service should be delivered. a service gap occurs when the delivery of a service fails to meet customer expectations. there are four types of service gaps: knowledge gap, standards gap, delivery gap, and the communications gap. it is important for marketers to identify these gaps and develop strategies for minimizing them.match the example or solution to the appropriate service gap category.1. wait for repairs 5. train employees well2. understand expectations 6. incentives for tenants3. do not overpromise 7. family movie night4. empower employees 8. delayed lawn careservice gap example solutionknowledge gap standards gap delivery gap communication gap

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Greentel, a telecom giant, has been using the service of orpheus inc. for training its employees. according to a deal signed by the two companies, orpheus inc. is not only responsible for training greentel's employees but also for providing comprehensive administrative services to the telecom giant. in this instance, greentel engages in