Which of the following is the process of reporting unethical or illegal behavior within a company?

A) Buffering
B) Whistle-blowing
C) Defamation
D) Goodwill
E) Crisis management

A major distinguishing feature between capitalist and socialist (or command) economies is that:

A) the average citizen is always wealthier in capitalist economies than in socialist economies.
B) decision making is typically decentralized in socialist economies and is centralized in capitalist economies.
C) resources are privately owned in capitalist economies and private property rights are enforced by a dictator in command economies.
D) resources are publicly owned in capitalist economies.
E) decision making is typically decentralized under capitalism,while it is centralized in command economies.

$8 million, 6%, 10-year bonds are issued at less than face value.Interest will be paid semi-annually.When calculating the market price of the bond, the present value of

A) $480,000 received for 10 periods must be calculated.
B) $240,000 received for 10 periods must be calculated.
C) $240,000 received for 20 periods must be calculated.
D) $480,000 received for 20 periods must be calculated.

Suppose a country has only a sales tax. Now suppose it replaces the sales tax with an income tax that includes a tax on interest income. This would make equilibrium

A) interest rates and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds rise.
B) interest rates rise and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds fall.
C) interest rates fall and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds rise.
D) interest rates and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds fall.

Suppose that labor is the only productive resource needed.Scotland has a comparative advantage in producing firewood,while Iceland has a comparative advantage in producing wool.If the two nations trade with each other,

A) Scotland should export wool and Iceland should export firewood.
B) Scotland should export both wool and firewood.
C) Scotland should export firewood and Iceland should export wool.
D) Iceland should export both wool and firewood.

In the basic economic order quantity model and in the production order quantity model, optimal behaviour occurs where annual setup costs equal annual holding costs. Is this a coincidence, or a fundamental element of these models? Answer in a well-constructed paragraph.

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