Explain what is meant by bonding.

Mike Teevee likes to watch television and to eat candy.In fact his utility function is U(x, y)  x²y, where x is the number of hours he spends watching television and y is the number of dollars per week he spends on candy.Mike's mother doesn't like him to watch so much television.She limits his television watching to 36 hours a week and in addition she pays him $1 an hour for every hour that he reduces his television watching below 36 hours a week.If this is Mike's only source of income to buy candy, how many hours of television does he watch per week?

A) 36
B) 12
C) 24
D) 18
E) 16

Discuss the changes in the accounting rules for recognition of liabilities for dividends payable after 1 January 2005.

A project has earnings before interest and taxes of $5,750, fixed costs of $50,000, a selling price of $13 a unit, and a sales quantity of 11,500 units. Depreciation is $7,500. What is the variable cost per unit?

A) $6.75
B) $7.00
C) $7.25
D) $7.50
E) $7.75

A stock exchange:

A) is transparent in that participants can see prices and volumes as they happen.
B) ensures that no one gets preferential treatment .
C) Makes it easy to trade securities quickly at a price based on supply and demand.
D) ​All of the above
E) ​Both A and B
F) ​Both A and C

The subject of how to deal with difficult people in the workplace has received increasing attention in recent years from several authors who have made several valid points in dealing with this type of person.First,everyone can exhibit difficult behaviors or be difficult to deal with at times;some people,however,are invariably difficult,and their behavior follows predictable and identifiable patterns.What are the other two points?