Which of the following best describes a counterfeit conversation?

A) Objective and unbiased.
B) Paid consumer content.
C) Planted by organizations to masquerade as original material that an actual consumer posted.
D) The proliferation of untruths and exaggerations.
E) A direct request in a marketing message for a specific behavior.

A 4 percent reduction in the price of a product has zero effect on the dollar amount of consumer expenditure on the product. The price elasticity of demand is

A) zero.
B) greater than zero.
C) greater than zero but less than 1.
D) equal to 1.

Company A can issue floating-rate debt at LIBOR + 1%,and it can issue fixed rate debt at 9%.Company B can issue floating-rate debt at LIBOR + 1.5%,and it can issue fixed-rate debt at 9.4%.Suppose A issues floating-rate debt and B issues fixed-rate debt,after which they engage in the following swap: A will make a fixed 7.95% payment to B,and B will make a floating-rate payment equal to LIBOR to A.What are the resulting net payments of A and B?

A) A pays a fixed rate of 9%; B pays LIBOR + 1.5%.
B) A pays a fixed rate of 8.95%; B pays LIBOR + 1.45%.
C) A pays LIBOR plus 1%; B pays a fixed rate of 9.4%.
D) A pays a fixed rate of 7.95%; B pays LIBOR.

Which of the following is a psychosocial function of mentoring?

A) Protection
B) Counseling
C) Exposure
D) Sponsorship
E) Challenging assignments

The Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership model identifies the following four leadership styles: telling, selling, participating and delegating.

If the Fed adopts a contractionary monetary policy,eventually we can expect:

A) aggregate demand to increase.
B) short-run aggregate supply to decrease.
C) interest rates to decrease.
D) planned investment expenditures to decrease.
E) real Gross Domestic Product to increase.