Albania was a closed, centrally planned state but is now a developing country with an open-market economy. In recent years, the country has suffered from a significant economic slowdown. It has infrastructure problems with an uneven electricity supply, problems with corruption, poor enforcement of contracts and property issues, which make it difficult to attract foreign investment; however, the government has made strides to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. Albania would like to continue to improve as an open-market economy. Where could its leaders go to obtain assistance with financial and technical support? a. International Monetary Fund
b. Bank of Europe
c. United Nations
s. European Union

In order to gauge public opinion about how to handle iran's growing nuclear program, a research group surveyed 1010 americans by telephone and asked them to rate the threat iran's nuclear program poses to the world on a scale of 1 to 10. describe the population, sample, population parameters, and sample statistics. identify the population in the given problem. choose the correct answer below.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."