Al, walks in off the street, says the grounds could use some sprucing up, and offers to do it for $8 an hour. Management gives him a try for 6 months. He is told to come in Monday–Friday, from 9 a. m.-1 p. m., use the company’s garden tools and check in with the maintenance supervisor who will tell him what to do. Your company:

a. can pay Al as an independent contractor and issue a 1099 at year end
b. must pay him as an employee, withhold appropriate taxes and issue a W-2 at year end
c. can choose a. or b., depending on your company’s policy
d. can opt to treat Al as a temp

The c.o.r.e continuum identifies relationships that affect organizations’:

What is the relationship between the national response framework and the national incident management system (nims)? a. the national response framework replaces the nims, which is now obsolete. b. the response protocols and structures described in the national response framework align with the nims, and all nims components support response. c. the nims relates to local, state, and territorial operations, whereas the nrf relates strictly to federal operations. d. the nims and the national response framework cover different aspects of incident management—the nims is focused on tactical planning, and the national response framework is focused on coordination.

Aprimary advantage of organizing economic activity within firms is thea. ability to coordinate highly complex tasks to allow for specialized division of labor. b. low administrative costs because of reduced bureaucracy. c. eradication of the principal-agent problem. d. high-powered incentive to work as salaried employees for an existing firm.