An existing collective bargaining agreement (cba) has expired, and the union and company are unable to reach an agreement on economic issues during negotiations for a new cba. the expired cba has a no-strike clause and states that the terms of the old cba will continue in force as long as the parties are negotiating a new cba. the union goes on strike, and the company refuses to continue negotiations until the union at least agrees that continuing to bargain would not waive the company's claim that the union had illegally struck. eventually, the two sides return to bargaining after the company hires replacement workers. the striking workers offer to return to work, but the company refuses to rehire many of them. in court, the union claims that the company committed an unfair labor practice (ulp) by (1) insisting the strike was illegal and (2) refusing to bargain until the union acknowledged the company's position. why it is very important to the union to establish the company committed a ulp?

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for barrington industries. unfortunately, company headquarters (where all of the firm's records are kept) has been destroyed by fire. so, your first job will be to recreate the firm's cash flow statement for the year just ended. the firm had $100,000 in the bank at the end of the prior year, and its working capital accounts except cash remained constant during the year. it earned $5 million in net income during the year but paid $800,000 in dividends to common shareholders. throughout the year, the firm purchased $5.5 million of machinery that was needed for a new project. you have just spoken to the firm's accountants and learned that annual depreciation expense for the year is $450,000; however, the purchase price for the machinery represents additions to property, plant, and equipment before depreciation. finally, you have determined that the only financing done by the firm was to issue long-term debt of $1 million at a 6% interest rate. what was the firm's end- of-year cash balance? recreate the firm's cash flow statement to arrive at your answer

How does having a flexible mind you become a better employee? a. it you become more honest toward work. b. it you become a team player. c. it you learn new things that will better your performance. d. it you to finish your work on time. e. it you reach work on time

Any point on a country's production possibilities frontier represents a combination of two goods that an economy: