Sammy's detailing is a fast growing organization that performs auto detailing off-site, typically at customers' homes or workplaces. earlier this year, the hr department set about comparing the amount and type of employees the company expected to have with what they predicted would be needed to support the desired growth, and determined how to achieve this. they determined they would need to hire six more mobile retailers for this market at this time, and try to retain those that were currently employed. earlier this quarter, they began to implement their recommendations by beginning a recruitment program and revising the pay system. now the hr department is beginning a formal process to evaluate how well the recruiting and retention has been going, and whether the staff levels are now appropriate.
when the hr department evaluated the amount and type of employees that should be hired, which stage of the hr planning process were they in?
a.) scanning.
b.) programming.
c.) planning.
d.) screening.
e.) delivery.

Balance sheet the assets of dallas & associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. the firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. it has notes payable of $150,000, long-term debt of $750,000, and total common equity of $1 5 million. the firm does have accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet. the firm only finances with debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock on its balance sheet. a. what is the company's total debt? b. what is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet? c. what is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet? d. what is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet? e. what is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet? [hint: consider this as a single line item on the firm's balance sheet.] f. what is the firm's net working capital? g. what is the firm's net operating working capital? h. what is the explanation for the difference in your answers to parts f and g?

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Brandt enterprises is considering a new project that has a cost of $1,000,000, and the cfo set up the following simple decision tree to show its three most likely scenarios. the firm could arrange with its work force and suppliers to cease operations at the end of year 1 should it choose to do so, but to obtain this abandonment option, it would have to make a payment to those parties. how much is the option to abandon worth to the firm?