hired by a firm to get legal, though not necessarily ethical, information about competitive firms. hired by a firm's management to prove to the courts that competitors are using unfair pricing practices. hired by a customer to report on illegal or unethical practices that are regularly taking place at a particular establishment. who pose as customers to check on availability and pricing of a firm's products or services and on the quality of the customer service. hired by law firms to check on the safety of their clients' products and the credibility of their advertising

Wanda has graduated from community university (cu) and after nine months has failed to find a job. she graduated with a degree in business, and her college was aacsb accredited. (aacsb accreditation is a specialized accreditation for business schools that evidences a quality program.) in her complaint, she alleges that four years of school and tuition should guarantee a job in the field of study and states that she wants her money back. at no time did cu guarantee job placement, either through express or implied statements. wanda does not disagree with this but still thinks that she was wronged and that it is unfair to graduate and not get a job automatically. cu will be successful in extinguishing wanda's lawsuit if its attorney files a

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note:

Each row in a database is a set of unique information called a(n) table. record. object. field.