When the new iPhone came out, Mallory spent the night in front of the store so she could get one before any of her friends. According to the diffusion of innovation, Mallory is an innovator.

According to House's path-goal leadership model, which of the following behaviours is part of a directive leadership style?

A) showing concern for the status and needs of subordinates
B) soliciting the suggestions of subordinates
C) displaying confidence that subordinates are able to meet high standards
D) treating subordinates as equals
E) maintaining definite standards of performance

Bountiful Company had sales of $650,000 and cost of goods sold of $200,000 during a year. The total assets balance at the beginning of the year was $175,000 and at the end of the year was $167,000. Calculate the asset turnover ratio.

A) 3.00
B) 3.80
C) 0.29
D) 0.26

The largest corporate merger in the history of the world was between

A) AOL and Time Warner.
B) Pfizer and Warner-Lambert.
C) Vodafone Air Touch and Mannesmann.
D) Exxon and Mobil.