Which of the following would be best considered to be an agency conflict problem in the behavior of the following financial managers? A. Bill chooses to pursue a risky investment for the company's funds because his compensation will substantially rise if it succeeds. B. Michael chooses to enhance his firm's reputation at some cost to its shareholders by sponsoring a team of athletes for the Olympics. C. Sue instructs her staff to skip safety inspections in one of the company's factories, knowing that it will likely fail the inspection and incur significant costs to fix. D. James ignores an opportunity for his company to invest in a new drug to fight Alzheimer's disease, judging the drug's chances of succeeding as low.

The table below is comparing level of education achieved to the rate of unemployment and the median weekly earnings in 2008. based on the information provided, the unemployment rate decreases the most when moving between which two consecutive educational levels? a. “less than high school” and “high school graduate” b. “high school graduate” and “some college, no degree” c. “associate degree” and “bachelor’s degree” d. “professional degree” and “doctoral degree”

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

The following balance sheet for the los gatos corporation was prepared by a recently hired accountant. in reviewing the statement you notice several errors. los gatos corporation balance sheet at december 31, 2018 assets cash $ 44,000 accounts receivable 86,000 inventories 57,000 machinery (net) 122,000 franchise (net) 32,000 total assets $ 341,000 liabilities and shareholders' equity accounts payable $ 54,000 allowance for uncollectible accounts 7,000 note payable 59,000 bonds payable 112,000 shareholders' equity 109,000 total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 341,000 additional information: cash includes a $22,000 restricted amount to be used for repayment of the bonds payable in 2022. the cost of the machinery is $194,000. accounts receivable includes a $22,000 note receivable from a customer due in 2021. the note payable includes accrued interest of $7,000. principal and interest are both due on february 1, 2019. the company began operations in 2013. income less dividends since inception of the company totals $37,000. 52,000 shares of no par common stock were issued in 2013. 200,000 shares are authorized. required: prepare a corrected, classified balance sheet. (amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)