Bacteria X has a relative growth rate of 170 % (under ideal conditions). Some bacteria X are accidentally introduced into some egg salad. Four hours after contamination, there were 20,000 bacteria X in the egg salad. Required:
a. Find the initial number of bacteria X introduced into the egg salad.
b. Estimate the number of bacteria in the food 5 hours after contamination.

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

A. j. was a newly hired attorney for idle time gaming, inc. even though he reported directly to the president of the company, a. j. noticed that the president always had time to converse with the director of sales, calling on him to get a pulse on legal/regulatory issues that, as the company attorney, a. j. could have probably handled. a. j. also noted that the hr manager’s administrative assistant was the go-to person for a number of things that would make life easier at work. a. j. was recognizing the culture at idle time gaming.