Arecession tends to cause the federal budget deficit to because tax revenues and government spending on transfer payments
a) increase; rise; falls
b) increase; fall; rises
c) decrease; rise; falls
d) decrease; fall; rises

After discussing the options, the strategic management team has agreed that the pod coffee idea works well with the company's mission statement and decides that the company should move forward in exploring the pod coffee idea. in order to make sure that the pod coffee idea is a good one, and to see if there are other potential future endeavors to pursue, you must analyze the market situation and formulate a strategy. your boss asks you to start working on the pod coffee idea. what is your first stepa. your first step is to formulate a strategy for how to market the pod coffee concept. b. your first step is to consult with your boss and find out what he thinks about the pod coffee idea. c. your first step is to do some research to find out what your competitors are doing. d. your first step is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Consider the following information on stocks a, b, c and their returns (in decimals) in each state: state prob. of state a b c boom 20% 0.27 0.22 0.16 good 45% 0.16 0.09 0.07 poor 25% 0.03 0 0.03 bust 10% -0.08 -0.04 -0.02 if your portfolio is invested 25% in a, 40% in b, and 35% in c, what is the standard deviation of the portfolio in percent? answer to two decimals, carry intermediate calcs. to at least four decimals.

Scientists developed the first successful human cell culture in vitro (grown in a lab) in the 1950s by removing cancer cells from a woman. this concept has allowed modern scientists to successfully grow organs. which of the following answers  bestdetermines why there was success?   neurons send a signal to the cell to multiply.a large blood supply to the cell allows enough nutrients for growth.cells are the basic unit of life and thus can regenerate if in a controlled environment.cells cannot reproduce on their own, and the scientist manipulates them to grow.