A recent survey polled a sample of male Mexican-American adolescents to determine if there is an association between smoking and unhealthy behaviors. Below is the data. Each boy, age 10-18, was classified according to smoking status and his response to a question asking whether he liked to do risky things.

Smoking Status

Smoker Nonsmoker
Likes Risky Things 45 46
Doesn't Like Risky Things 36 153
What method of assigning probabilities is appropriate for this scenario?

subjective

relative frequency

assuming outcomes are equally likely

conditional

While information systems can be used to gain a strategic advantage, they have inherent risks. hershey foods, for example, crippled its halloween sales when its complex is system failed to support its supply and inventory needs during peak production season. this is an example of which specific is risk

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?

Casey communications recently issued new common stock and used the proceeds to pay off some of its short-term notes payable. this action had no effect on the company's total assets or operating income. which of the following effects would occur as a result of this action? a. the company's current ratio increased. b. the company's times interest earned ratio decreased. c. the company's basic earning power ratio increased. d. the company's equity multiplier increased. e. the company's debt ratio increased.