Us unemployment rate 1980–1985 a graph titled u s unemployment rate from 1980 to 1985 has year on the x-axis, from 1980 to 1985, and percent unemployed on the y-axis, from 4 to 12 percent in increments of 2. in 1980 the rate was 7 percent, in 1981 it was 9 percent, in 1982 it was 11 percent, in 1983 it was 8 percent, in 1984 it was 7 percent, and in 2985 it was 7 percent. examine this graph representing us unemployment rates. which of these years might economists consider a trough? 1980 1982 1983 1985

Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. as a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Gdonald was unhappy that his company did not provide good transport facilities. he found it very strenuous to drive to work on his own, and this eventually led to job dissatisfaction. hence, he recommended ways to solve this problem. according to the evln model, this information suggests that donald's main reaction to job dissatisfaction was: