There are 12,000 people living in Toyland. Of these 12,000 people, 1,000 are either too old to work or too young to work. Of the remaining individuals, 5,000 are employed with full-time jobs; 4,000 are employed part time but wish to work full time; 1,000 are currently not working but are looking for work; and the remainder are discouraged workers. The unemployment rate in Toyland is , and the percentage of the population that are discouraged workers is .

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

Part i a company's cereal is not selling well. create a 10-15-question survey that measures customers' preferences for the company's cereal product. then, answer the following questions: how many scale items will you put in the survey? justify your answer. will you use multiple-choice questions? why or why not? how many scale points will you use in the survey? justify your answer. what data type will be used in the survey? justify your answer. part ii as a second part of this assignment, create a set of survey questions, assuming that you sell cars. you are attempting to measure how customers perceive the quality of the cars that you sell. create three survey questions with simple category scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with multiple-choice, single-response scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with multiple-choice, multiple-response scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with likert scale summated ratings. justify why you selected those questions and scales.

Acompany sells garden hoses and uses the perpetual inventory system to account for its merchandise. the beginning balance of the inventory and its transactions during september were as follows: