________ refers to sorting through huge amounts of historical data to uncover systematic patterns in returns that can be exploited by traders.

A) Data mining
B) Pairs trading
C) Alpha transfer
D) Beta shifting

The memorized sales presentation cannot be used in telephone selling.

Condo Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project:
The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $160,000 per year. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating expenses.Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the table provided.Required:Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

All of the following would probably require informal research methods except

A) routine e-mail messages.
B) business letters.
C) long reports and complex business problems.
D) oral presentations.

Which type of selling requires the most initiative on the part of the sales representative?

A) maintenance
B) conversion
C) leverage
D) new market

Helping employees to purchase stock in their employing companies is called

A) employee stakeholder plan.
B) gain-sharing.
C) two-tier wage system.
D) profit sharing.
E) employee stock ownership plan.