Megan is a graduate student pursuing a course in business. presented with the case of a company's unethical behavior, megan wonders if the company's board of directors should ask the ceo to step down. having a strong belief in michael porter's idea of value creation, megan is most likely to conclude that company's board of directors

a. should not ask the ceo to step down because doing so would cause a profit dip that would affect its shareholders.
b. should ask the ceo to step down because agents, unlike principals, are disposable.
c. should ask the ceo to step down because it has a greater obligation toward society.
d. should not ask the ceo to step down because he was responsible for an almost 90 percent appreciation of the company's stock.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

:; )write a paragraph of two to three sentences and describe what will happen to a society that does not have a productive workforce?

Which of the following best explains why large companies pay less for goods from wholesalers? a. large companies are able to pay for the goods they purchase in cash. b. large companies are able to increase the efficiency of wholesale production. c. large companies can buy all or most of a wholesaler's stock. d. large companies have better-paid employees who are better negotiators.