On January 1, you bought one April S&P 500 index futures contract at a futures price of 3,420. If, on February 1, the April futures price was 3,430, what would be your profit (loss) if you closed your position (without considering transactions costs) ?

A) $2,500 loss
B) $10 loss
C) $2,500 profit
D) $10 profit

Studies suggest that conformity pressures are ___ in online groups compared to offline groups.

A) negligible
B) lower
C) the same or even higher
D) reversed

Identify three reasons behind the trend toward expansion into global markets.

Activities that generate external costs will likely be carried out at levels that _____ those that would be efficient.

A) are equal to
B) are less than
C) exceed
D) compete with

In a(n) _____, assessment center participants may be asked to give a five-minute talk on why their company should expand its market to a particular Eastern Europe country. They must defend their selection to the rest of the members of a group. Participants are rated on their selling abilities, self-confidence, aggressiveness, and oral communication skills.

A) in-basket exercise
B) leaderless group discussion
C) unstructured business simulation
D) knowledge application test
E) leadership development exercise

Social media is becoming less commonly used than it once was by recruiters as part of the hiring process.​

Each day Lea works 7 hours and produces 9 units of goods and services. Clara works 11 hours each day and produces 10 units of goods and services. It follows that

A) Lea's productivity is higher than Clara's.
B) Clara's productivity is higher than Lea's.
C) Lea's income per hour will be higher than Clara's.
D) Lea's income per day will be higher than Clara's.

Separate sales forces

A) Advantage of decentralization
B) Disadvantage of decentralization
C) Neither an advantage nor a disadvantage

In a normal two-person conversation, more than 65% of the social meaning of what is communicated is conveyed:

A) by the receiver.
B) nonverbally.
C) in a distorted manner.
D) orally.
E) in written format.

Research indicates that older people are much more likely to be ethical than the young.