Jack, a caucasian male, works in the sales department of a large home goods store with shaquita, an african-american female. there is a well-known stereotype in the sales community that women sell less than men do. this stereotype is often accompanied by the idea that african-americans sell less than caucasians. based on the summaries of these two studies, which of the following statements would be most likely to increase shaquita’s sales of large appliances because of the effects of stereotype threat? check all that apply.

shaquita, did you know that women make 99% of the decisions about which appliances to buy?

shaquita . . that’s an interesting name. so many of the women around here have boring names like "mary" or "sue."

wow, shaquita, did you see what jim sold last month? just remember, if you want your full commission this month, you’ve got to meet this week’s large appliance goals.

i expect all of the people on my sales team to do equally well—now let’s get out there and move some merchandise!

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

Eliminating entries (including goodwill impairment) and worksheets for various years on january 1, 2013, porter company purchased an 80% interest in the capital stock of salem company for$850,000. at that time, salem company had capital stock of $550,000 and retained earnings of $80,000.differences between the fair value and the book value of the identifiable assets of salem company were asfollows: fair value in excess of book valueequipment$130,000land65,000inventory40,000the book values of all other assets and liabilities of salem company were equal to their fair values onjanuary 1, 2013. the equipment had a remaining life of five years on january 1, 2013. the inventory was sold in2013.salem company’s net income and dividends declared in 2013 and 2014 were as follows: year 2013 net income of $100,000; dividends declared of $25,000year 2014 net income of $110,000; dividends declared of $35,000required: a.prepare a computation and allocation schedule for the difference between book value of equity acquired andthe value implied by the purchase price.b.present the eliminating/adjusting entries needed on the consolidated worksheet for the year endeddecember 31, 2013. (it is not necessary to prepare the worksheet.)lo6lo1

Camilo is a self-employed roofer. he reported a profit of $30,000 on his schedule c. he had other taxable income of $5,000. he paid $3,000 for hospitalization insurance. his self-employment tax was $4,656. he paid his former wife $4,000 in court-ordered alimony and $4,000 in child support. what is the amount camilo can deduct in arriving at adjusted gross income (agi)?