Many of the economic regulations put in place by the U. S. government are intended to do which two things? (Select two answers.) Many of the economic regulations put in place by the U. S. government are intended to do which two things? (Select two answers.)

Reduce competitionPromote competitionPrevent consumers from supporting small businessesCreate monopoliesPrevent companies from taking unfair advantage of consumersHelp large companies get more powerful

According to maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following would be an issue that requires the fulfillment of a lower order need? a)the need for a challenging project at work. b)the need for a promotion at work. c) the need to locate your business in an area with a low crime rate. d)the need for a mentor to you ascend within the company. none of the above

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?