Hector works as an office assistant for a small, five-person software development start-up. Since it is a relatively new company without extensive resources, Hector is constantly having to deal with a lack of supplies and faulty office equipment. While these problems sometimes get him down, the co-owners of the fledgling company are his friends from college, and he looks forward to seeing them every day. In order to offset his frustration with the sometimes inadequate equipment, Hector instead celebrates the fact that he gets to work in a casual environment with friends. Hector's approach is an example of:.
A) emotion-focused cognitive coping.
B) problem-focused cognitive coping.
C) secondary appraising.
D) behavioral coping.
E) strain mitigation.

On june 1 of the current year, chad wilson established a business to manage rental property. he completed the following transactions during june: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $28,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,690. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $7,390. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $3,310. paid creditors on account, $1,230. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $6,130. paid automobile expenses (including rental charges) for the month, $740, and miscellaneous expenses, $370. paid office salaries, $2,330. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $1,590; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,100. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,210. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300) answer

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

China white was the black market selling of ivory, in which the profit was redistributed back into the trafficking of heroin.