Which of the following is an example of licensing?
(a)-mason's, a retail chain, sells a number of different products from different manufacturers under the brand name.
(b)-mason's. rita, a fruit juice company, uses a well-known cartoon character to promote the company's line of children's products and pays the creator of the cartoon character a fee.
(c)-xlc, a sporting goods firm, sponsors a number of top athletes in various sports and also hosts the xlc sporting achievement awards.
(d)-zetabike, a bicycle manufacturer, teams up with vitawater, a sports drink producer, to introduce zetavita, an energy drink. bmn, a clothing manufacturer, acquires z-gt, a start-up firm, and sells all z-gt's products under the bmn brand name.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.

In 1975, mcdonald’s introduced its egg mcmuffin breakfast sandwich, which remains popular and profitable today. this longevity illustrates the idea of: