Approximately how much should be accumulated by the beginning of retirement to provide a $2,500 monthly check that will last for 25 years, during which time the fund will earn 6% interest with monthly compounding?A. $361,526.14B. $388,017.16C. $402,766.67D. $414,008.24

Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. as a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

Resources that are valuable but not rare can be categorized asanswers: organizational weaknesses. distinctive competencies. organizational strengths. complementary resources and capabilities.

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow