Assume that the market is originally in equilibrium. now suppose that this product gains a sudden popularity among consumers. how will this sudden popularity affect the profit of an individual firm in this market in the short run? choose one:

a. the profit of an individual firm decreases from a positive value to zero.
b. the profit of an individual firm decreases from zero, and the firm will incur a loss.
c. the profit of an individual firm increases from zero to a positive value.
d. the profit of an individual firm increases from a smaller positive value to a larger positive value.

What preforms the best over the long term? a) bonds b) mutual funds c) stocks d) certificate of deposit

Identify the management, organization, and technology factors responsible for slow adoption rates of internal corporate social networks. when a company decides to launch a social networking program the management, all need to be on board with the launch. from the ceo down to the shift or assistant manager everyone needs to know its coming and be excited. the organization of such a launch needs to be mapped out, and training provided for the new systems. within the company, they need to make sure the technology at hand (computers, tablets, and company phones), are all compatible with the system. when a company launches a new system, and the find that the employees are not adopting it, they need to investigate the reasons. is the management at all level's onboard? did we organize the launch properly? do we have the right technology for the system? things can goeither way but if

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?