Suppose market forces outside of the control of the Chinese government are causing the price of Chinese yuan in terms of Japanese yen to rise. In order to maintain the current value of the yuan, the Chinese government must: a. file a pegging application with one of the three international currency-management agencies. b. buy yen with newly created yuan. c. get official approval from the World Trade Organization. d. using tax incentives, encourage Chinese firms to hire more Japanese workers. e. ban Chinese firms from hiring Japanese workers.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. ( t or f)

Which ranks these careers that employers are most likely to hire from the least to the greatest?