The profits of abc grocery have dropped significantly over the last several months. after investigating, the owner realizes that many of the store's departments are moving in the wrong direction. the owner realizes that these departments need stronger and closer management, but she also realizes that she has not provided her managers with enough direction regarding her expectations for the store's goals and the employees' performance. this example shows how an organization can progress in the wrong direction as a result of

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Your family business uses a secret recipe to produce salsa and distributes it through both smaller specialty stores and chain supermarkets. the chain supermarkets have been demanding sizable discounts, but you do not want to drop your prices to the specialty stores. true or false: the robinson-patman act limits your ability to offer discounts to the chain supermarkets while leaving the price high for the smaller stores. true false

Review the key ethical and social issues over the last five decades and place each on the timeline in chronological order. note that once you complete this part of the question, you will be unable to adjust your answers.