1. money at your company is not secured, and you could easily steal $10,000 without ever getting caught. would you do it, knowing you could get away with it? why or why not? 2. your boss has asked you to obtain marketing feedback on one of the products your company produces. however, people are less likely to respond honestly if they know it is the company requesting the information. therefore your boss tells you to use a fake marketing research name. would you follow your boss’s directions? why or why not?

Among the advantages of corporations are the ease of raising financial capital, professional management, and a. rapid promotions b. lower taxes c. limited liability d. specialization

Alex is a working professional and has managed to save a small amount of money from his earnings. he wants to invest in something that is customized to his risk appetite. which financial institution should he choose? a. hedge funds b. mutual funds c. life insurance companies d. credit unions e. pension funds

Companies in the u. s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct