A nonbank financial intermediary that primarily makes loans to construction companies for building homes is the
a. life insurance company.
C. mutual fund.
b. finance company.
d. real estate investment trust.

Which of the following services will be provided by a full-service broker but not by a discount broker? i. research of potential investment opportunities ii. purchase and sale of stock at your request iii. recommendation of investments a. i and iii b. ii only c. iii only d. i, ii, and ii

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.

Which sentence in the passage refers to the "analysis" of a given problem? jeremy is the production manager in a manafacturing company. he has identified a problem in the production process. he has estimated that the problem would lead to a loss of $10,000 and would require time to resolve. further, he has also identified the source of the problem to be the outdated machinery, which might require major repair, if not immediate replacement. finally, jeremy has also divided the problem into smaller parts, such as production costs, overheads, downtime expense, repair expenditure, and so on.