Acountry purchases $3 billion of foreign-produced goods and services and sells $2 billion dollars of domestically produced goods and services to foreign countries. it has a. exports of $3 billion and a trade surplus of $1 billion. b. exports of $2 billion and a trade deficit of $1 billion. c. exports of $2 billion and a trade surplus of $1 billion. d. exports of $3 billion and a trade deficit of $1 billion.

Tyler has coffee with one of his direct reports almost daily. he does this to inquire in an informal way about progress on the job, and to provide coaching and support, as well as appropriate congratulations for special efforts. tyler is exhibiting which type of managerial skill?

Atrough in the business cycle occurs when

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.