Ethics for the workplace are often defined by a. professional organizations b. religious groups c. team meetings d. other employees the duties of human resources include all the following except a. hiring b. professional development c. setting up employee email d. disciplining employees why is price competition more of a factor in internet sales than other forms of retail? a. internet purchases + shipping charges b. it is much easier for consumers to compare prices c. more variations in online prices d. online businesses tend to use the same wholesalers consumers are willing to pay more for a product if a. they perceive the brand as better b. a lot of comparable products c. complementary product d. friends have a negative experience the example of carmax's sales increasing due to employees buying cars there could be used to illustrate which? a. manufacturers will not lower prices unless forced to b. people don't care what brand it is c. pricing was previously complicated d. price is not a very significant factor in decision-making

Which of these things did galileo not do? a. stop publishing his scientific work after being convicted of heresy b. invent the concept of acceleration c. experiment with rolling balls down ramps of increasing steepness to test how objects would fall d. argue that earth moves around the sun e. make up a thought experiment that indicated that objects would fall at the same rate

Richardson hired j. c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j. c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?