Rock industries hired virtually all of its employees from star high school, which was overwhelmingly white in its racial makeup. accordingly, there were virtually no nonwhite employees employed by rock industries. the work that these employees performed was work that any reasonably capable high school graduate could do. when organizations representing nonwhites questioned the policy, the personnel director indicated that star high school graduates were hired because they had worked successfully for the company and because the president of the company had graduated from that school. there was no evidence that there was any plan or intention to discriminate against nonwhites. is this a violation of title vii of the civil rights act?

a. no, the employer has a right to select the employees as they see fit.
b. no, the law was not intended to discriminate.
c. yes, hiring from star high school is a business necessity.
d. yes, this apparently neutral policy has a disparate impact on a protected group.

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

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