Porter Co. is analyzing two potential investments. Project X Project Y Cost of machine $ 68,000 $ 60,000 Net cash flow: Year 1 24,000 4,000 Year 2 24,000 26,000 Year 3 24,000 26,000 Year 4 0 20,000 The payback period in years for Project X is:

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?

Firms like papa john’s, domino’s, and pizza hut sell pizza and other products that are differentiated in nature. while numerous pizza chains exist in most locations, the differentiated nature of these firms’ products permits them to charge prices above marginal cost. given these observations, is the pizza industry most likely a monopoly, perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, or an oligopoly industry?

An upper-middle-class manager tends to have hostile relationship with the working-class employees in the firm because of his tendency to perceive himself as superior to them based on his class background. in this example, the manager exhibits: question 14 options: 1) class consciousness. 2) cultural awareness. 3) social mobility. 4) group orientation.