Turner, a successful executive, is negotiating a compensation plan with his potential employer. the employer has offered to pay turner a $600,000 annual salary, payable at the rate of $50,000 per month. turner counteroffers to receive a monthly salary of $40,000 ($480,000 annually) and a $180,000 bonus in 5 years when turner will be age 65.

a. if the employer accepts turner's counteroffer, turner will recognize $660,000 at the time the offer is accepted. b. if the employer accepts turner's counteroffer, turner will recognize as gross income $55,000 per month [($480,000 + $180,000)/12].c. if the employer accepts turner's counteroffer, turner will recognize $40,000 income each month for the year and $180,000 in year 5.d. if the employer accepts turner's counteroffer, turner must recognize imputed interest income on the $180,000 to be received in 5 years. e. none of these.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a:

Which resource management task includes activating local resource requirements, if available? a. track and report b. mobilize c. order and acquire d. reimburse and restock