You are visiting one your organization’s plants in a poor nation. You discover a young girl (under the age of 16) is working the factory floor. The company has a strict prohibition on child labor. You remind the plant manager of the policy and insist that she should go back to the local school. The plant manager tells you the girl is an orphan, has no other means of support, and the country has no social services to provide for her. As the executive, what should you do? Explain your answer with a well-constructed and cogent response.

Beachballs, inc., expects abnormally high earnings for the next three years due to the forecast of unusually hot summers. after the 3-year period, their growth will level off to its normal rate of 6%. dividends and earnings are expected to grow at 20% for years 1 and 2 and 15% in year 3. the last dividend paid was $1.00. if an investor requires a 10% return on beachballs, the price she is willing to pay for the stock is closest to:

Francesca opened a checking account at first bank one month ago. during the month she wrote 25 checks. first bank will charge her $.25 per check. this fee per check is called a a. service charge b. monthly charge c. transfer charge d. debit charge

1. the corporate form of business organization has an advantage over both the sole proprietorship and the general partnership in ease of 2. the corporate form of business organization has an advantage over both the sole proprietorship and the general partnership in external liability for business 3. a partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for 4. any one partner may be held liable for the entire indebtedness of the 5. a limited partner is liable for the partnership debt only to the extent of her capital 6. a person may be a partner even though he has no authority to conduct the ordinary activities of the 7. a partner may withdraw his capital contribution without the consent of all the 8. when a partner sells his interest in the partnership, the buyer becomes a new 9.every partner owes a duty of good faith, fairness, and loyalty to the other 10. a partner who fails to use ordinary care and skill in discharging assigned duties will be personally liable to the partners for any resulting loss.