Adil was promoted to that position because he was the best design engineer in the company and was ambitious to further his career by going into management At the time. Adil had little understanding of what the job would be like,
but he saw it as both an opportunity and a challenge. Adil grew up as somewhat of a
loner. He still feels awkward around people he doesn't know well and he dislikes social functions such as cocktail parties and company picnics. As a design
engineer, Adil
preferred assignments where
he could work alone rather than team projects. He is impatient with bureaucratic authority figures, and he is critical
of corporate policies that he regards as too restrictive. Adil gets along well with his present boss, because he is left alone to run his engineering group in his own
way. Adil likes challenging assignments and he tries to save the most difficult and interesting design projects for himself. Although Adil usually performs these
tasks effectively, his preoccupation with them sometimes takes time away from some of his managerial responsibilities, such as developing and mentoring
subordinates. What are the dominant motives for Adil?
A) Need for power
B) Need for Affiliation
C) Need for Achievement
D) Need for money,

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

You decide to invest in a portfolio consisting of 25 percent stock a, 25 percent stock b, and the remainder in stock c. based on the following information, what is the expected return of your portfolio? state of economy probability of state return if state occurs of economy stock a stock b stock c recession .16 - 16.4 % - 2.7 % - 21.6 % normal .55 12.6 % 7.3 % 15.9 % boom .29 26.2 % 14.6 % 30.5 %

Agovernment receives a gift of cash and investments with a fair value of $200,000. the donor specified that the earnings from the gift must be used to beautify city-owned parks and the principal must be re-invested. the $200,000 gift should be accounted for in which of the following funds? a) general fund b) private-purpose trust fund c) agency fund d) permanent fund