Like any effective salesperson, frazer walks into a customer's office, shakes hands, looks the customer in the eye, and smiles. after exchanging pleasantries, frazer will try to create interest in his company's product, and establish:

a) how is the customer feeling(mood)
b) how long he or she has to make their presentation
c) which of the alternative products to demonstrate
d) whether to quote a full price or discount price
e) where the customer is in their buying process

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

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 %