When using positive reinforcement,the principle of ____ states that the reinforcer must be administered only if the desired behavior is performed.

A) reinforcement size
B) contingent reinforcement
C) immediate reinforcement
D) reinforcement deprivation

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to autonomous group members with unstructured tasks from a ______.

A) directive style
B) supportive style
C) participative style
D) achievement style

Claremore Company instituted a vacation and sick pay policy on January 1, 2010.Thirty employees, averaging $100 per day per employee, were covered under the plan.The policy allows each employee five days of sick pay and twelve days of vacation pay per year.The sick pay accumulates up to a ten-day maximum.Vacation pay accumulates without a maximum.The sick pay vests, but vacation pay does not.A total of 400 days of sick and vacation days were taken during 2010.
Required:
Prepare the December 31, 2010 year-end accrual for compensated absences.

Assume that diminishing marginal utility applies to both dish soap and floor wax and that Minh is spending all of her income.If Minh purchases a combination of dish soap and floor wax such that MU_{Dish soap}/ /P_{Dish soap} = 50 and MU_{Floor wax}/ /P_{Floor wax} = 30,to maximize utility,Minh should buy _____ soap and _____ floor wax.

A) less;less
B) more;more
C) more;less
D) less;more

Veronica and Doug devised a scheme to defraud by sending a message via e-mail to thousands of computer users, hoping to get rich from those who responded. This is their first attempt at this scheme. They may have violated:

A) the CAN-SPAM Act.
B) the International Internet Treaty Act.
C) RICO.
D) the OECD Convention.

Which of the following is true of managers?

A) They seek high-risk positions, especially with high payoffs.
B) They encourage close, intense working relationships and are not conflict averse.
C) They view work as an enabling process that combines people, ideas, and things.
D) They believe goals arise from desire and imagination.