Exxon maintained a corporate policy that prohibited its pilots from flying corporate aircraft after they reached the age of 60 and forced such pilots to retire involuntarily at age 60. This rule mirrored a rule the Federal Aviation Administration applied to pilots flying for commercial airlines. Based on the age 60 rule, Exxon forced at least three pilots to retire in 2006 and 2007. The EEOC brought suit on behalf of these pilots and others alleging age discrimination. Exxon argued that the requirement for pilots to be under age 60 is a bona fide occupational qualification. Do you agree

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

Abond is issued for less than its face value. which statement most likely would explain why? a. the bond's contract rate is higher than the market rate at the time of the issue. b. the bond's contract rate is the same as the market rate at the time of the issue. c. the bond's contract rate is lower than the market rate at the time of the issue. d. the bond isn't secured by specific assets of the corporation.

If you offer up your car as a demonstration that you will pay off your loan to a bank or another financial lending institution, you are using your car as collateral. true false