. CCD is a complicated problem that has the potential to impact us all. Often when addressing environmental problems we have limited resources. Imagine you are charged with saving the bees. Briefly explain how you would allocate your limited resources to best address the issues facing bees. In your response you might want to consider whether you would invest money into additional research to determine the causes of CCD. If so, what do you think needs to be investigated

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

Advertisers are usually very conscious of their audience. choose an issue of a popular magazine such as time, sports illustrated, vanity fair, rolling stone, or the like. from that issue select three advertisements to analyze. try to determine the audience being appealed to in each advertisement and analyze the appeals used to persuade buyers. how might the appeals differ is the ads were designed to persuade a different audience.

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage: