You are saving to buy a $181,000 house. There are two competing banks in your area, both offering certificates of deposit yielding 6.6 percent. a. How long will it take your initial $98,000 investment to reach the desired level at First Bank, which pays simple interest? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. How long will it take your initial $98,000 investment to reach the desired level at Second Bank, which compounds interest monthly? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above