Maria works for MegaCorp, a large privately owned company specializing in sales of ball bearings. MegaCorp introduces filteringsoftware to block access to certain non-work related Web sites, as well as sites containing sexually explicit images. Can Maria legally challenge the new policy?

a. No, because the Employee Polygraph Protection Act permits employees to refuse to tell employers about their Internetuse at work.
b. Yes, because Maria’s Internet use is protected by theFirst Amendment.
c. No, because private employers generally are free to use filtering software to block access to certain Web sites.
d. Yes, because the Electronic Communications Privacy Act prohibits employers from intercepting electronic work communications.

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400