A project manager applied for a job, and listed his previous employer as a reference. When the prospective employer called, the man who gave a reference for the project manager falsely implied that the project manager was incompetent, even though he had never worked with or supervised the employee, nor checked any employment records. The project manager did not get the new job. If the project manager sues his former employer for defamation, the court will likely rule that:

A. the employer did not defame the former employee because its statements were merely opinions and did not purport to be factualB. the employer did not defame the former employee because the statements, although harsh, were truthfulC. the employer defamed the former employee because the employer was recklessly indifferent to the truthfulness of the statements made

Wisconsin snowmobile corp. is considering a switch to level production. cost efficiencies would occur under level production, and after tax costs would decline by $36,000, but inventory would increase by $300,000. wisconsin snowmobile would have to finance the extra inventory at a cost of 13.5 percent. a. determine the extra cost or savings of switching over to level production. should the company go ahead and switch to level production? b how low would interest rates need to fall before level production would be feasible?

What is the percentage of total gross domestic productions ( gdp) that oil sales represent to the top ten oil producing countries?

James river jewelry is a small jewelry shop. while james river jewelry does sell typical jewelry purchased from jewelry vendors, including such items as rings, necklaces, earrings, and watches, it specializes in hard-to-find asian jewelry. although some asian jewelry is manufactured jewelry purchased from vendors in the same manner as the standard jewelry is obtained, many of the asian jewelry pieces are often unique single items purchased directly from the artisan who created the piece (the term manufactured would be an inappropriate description of these pieces). james river jewelry has a small but loyal clientele, and it wants to further increase customer loyalty by creating a frequent buyer program. in this program, after every 10 purchases, a customer will receive a credit equal to 50 percent of the average of his or her 10 most recent purchases. this credit must be applied to the next (or 11th) purchase.