The more two people or two groups of people share experiences (personal,professional,and cultural)the more likely it is that receivers will get the intended meanings senders encode into their messages.

Globally,no more than 50 percent of Internet users access the web at least some of the time with a mobile device.

Sometimes, public goods whose benefits are less than their costs still get produced because

A) the marginal benefit is still larger than the marginal cost.
B) of externalities in production.
C) the benefits accrue to politically powerful government officials and their constituents.
D) of market failures.

You are given the following information about a portfolio you are to manage. For the long term, you are bullish, but you think the market may fall over the next month. $\begin{array}{lc}\text{ Portfolio Value}& \$\text{ 1million }\\ \text{ Portfolio’s Beta}& 0.60\\ \text{ Current S\&P500 value }& 1400\\ \text{Anticipated S\&P500 Value }& 1200\end{array}$
If the anticipated market value materializes, what will be your expected loss on the portfolio?

A) 14.29%
B) 16.67%
C) 15.43%
D) 8.57%
E) 6.42%

Kyoko set a goal to break the school track record in the 100-yard dash.Every day she mentally rehearses the perfect race as she trains for an upcoming track meet.Kyoko is using ____________________.

Cheap Principal.Jason,who is very knowledgeable regarding computers,agrees to purchase computers for Nick's business.Jason is retained for that purpose only,he is paid a set rate for the job,and Nick exercised no control over the manner in which Jason did his work.Jason purchased computers on credit from ABC Computers without any mention of Nick.The computers worked well and were not defective in any way.Unfortunately,Nick did not pay ABC Computers on a timely basis.Jason,therefore,paid ABC Computers out of his own pocket because he wanted to be able to do business with ABC in the future and because his name was on the invoice.Jason asked Nick for reimbursement,but Nick refused.Nick claimed that if Jason had only waited,ABC Computers might have agreed to take less.Which of the following likely represents Jason's status regarding his employment with Nick?

A) He was an independent contractor.
B) He was an employee.
C) He had a special status called employee-contractor,a term used to represent a contractor who is neither an employee nor an independent contractor.
D) He was an express contractor.
E) He was an implied contractor.

Because of its vast oil reserves, Saudi Arabia is a rich country. Saudi Arabia exemplifies the general fact that differences in __________ are responsible for some of the differences in standards of living around the world.

A major problem created by workplace bullies is that they ________.

A) have a high rate of absenteeism
B) receive most of the good assignments
C) create physical and mental stress symptoms for others
D) joke around so much that productivity suffers