Ethan is engaged in sales , which refers to a series of conversations between buyers and sellers that occur as salespeople attempt to initiate, develop, and enhance customer relationships

You decide to invest in a portfolio consisting of 25 percent stock a, 25 percent stock b, and the remainder in stock c. based on the following information, what is the expected return of your portfolio? state of economy probability of state return if state occurs of economy stock a stock b stock c recession .16 - 16.4 % - 2.7 % - 21.6 % normal .55 12.6 % 7.3 % 15.9 % boom .29 26.2 % 14.6 % 30.5 %

Wilson company paid $5,000 for a 4-month insurance premium in advance on november 1, with coverage beginning on that date. the balance in the prepaid insurance account before adjustment at the end of the year is $5,000, and no adjustments had been made previously. the adjusting entry required on december 31 is: (a) debit cash. $5,000: credit prepaid insurance. $5,000. (b) debit prepaid insurance. $2,500: credit insurance expense. $2500. (c) debit prepaid insurance. $1250: credit insurance expense. $1250. (d) debit insurance expense. $1250: credit prepaid insurance. $1250. (e) debit insurance expense. $2500: credit prepaid insurance. $2500.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?