Hazel samuels has been working at her company for the past two years and consistently gets yelled at by her manager even when she is not at fault. he often makes derogatory references to her ethnicity. in addition, during team meetings, she is his target for practical jokes and nasty pranks. she is extremely upset and decides not to be subjected to such treatment any longer. which of the following kinds of discrimination is she most likely to report to the human resource department in such a situation?
a) intimidation
b) sexual harassment
c) hazing
d) mobbing
e) whistle-blowing

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage:

What happens when the government finances a job creation project through taxes and borrowing?