Interest rates or rates of return on investment that have not been adjusted for the effects of inflation are called:

A) Coupon rates.
B) Stripped rates.
C) Effective rates.
D) Real rates.
E) Nominal rates.

Piercing Manufacturing consists of five different levels of its manufacturing plant. Each level has a myriad of tasks that are performed. The company understands how repetitive work could create burnout. In order to motivate its employees, Piercing Manufacturing has adopted the skill-based pay schedule. What are the positives and negatives to using skill-based pay extrinsic rewards in this scenario?

The realisation of the profit or loss on a depreciable asset transferred within the group:

A) occurs only when the asset is sold to an external party.
B) results in an inconsistent pattern with the allocation of depreciation of the asset.
C) is assumed to occur only when an external entity becomes directly involved with the asset.
D) is assumed to occur when the future benefits embodied in the asset are consumed by the group.

What type of negligence is used in Germany when the defendant is unaware that the act constitutes an offense or unaware that the act is occurring at all?

A) Unbiased negligence
B) Unconscious negligence.
C) Unfocused negligence.
D) Conscious negligence.
E) Mental negligence.

Even when allowed to collude, firms in an oligopoly may choose to cheat on their agreements with the rest of the cartel. Why?

When employees are unclear about work methods, scheduling, and performance criteria because others hold different ideas about these, they are likely to suffer from role ambiguity.