Which of the following is an ethical method of gathering competitive intelligence?

A.
Searching a competitor's dump site for data that has been thrown out

B.
Identifying yourself and asking former customers about the competitor's service

C.
Hiring a person to go on a job interview to get information

D.
Posing as a customer interested in a product from a competitor's shop

Which of the following areas provides residents with close access to high-paying jobs and cultural attractions? a. the suburbs b. exurbs c. rural areas d. the city 2b2t

Last week paul, ceo of quality furniture in south carolina, traveled to europe to visit customers. while overseas, paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers, explaining how the website will them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly. after visiting the last customer friday morning, paul was able to return to the corporate office in south carolina to meet with his board of directors that night. is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?