Michael wants to maintain the exact contract that Norio and Roger had established, while Norio is much more hesitant and wants to take time to get to know Michael before signing the contract. Their contrasting approaches represent differences on which cultural value?Multiple Choice

a. Masculinity vs. Femininity

b. Short-term vs. Long-term Orientation

c. High vs. Low Uncertainty Avoidance

d. High vs. Low Power Distance

e. Individualism vs. Collectivism

With Roger being reassigned, Michael was given the PopWear account and does not really know anything about the company or have any clarity on the professional relationship with and expectations of Norio. This, however, does not bother Michael and he eagerly jumps right into trying to close the deal because the United States is on .

Multiple Choice

a. Low, Uncertainty Avoidance

b. High, Uncertainty Avoidance

c. Low, Power Distance

d. High, Power Distance

e. Medium, Uncertainty Avoidance

marketing strategies should be established before marketing objectives are decided. t/f

Afinancial institution, the thriftem bank, is in the process of formulating its loan policy for the next quarter. a total of $12 million is allocated for that purpose. being a full-service facility, the bank is obligated to grant loans to different clientele. the following table provides the types of loans, the interest rate charged by the bank, and the possibility of bad debt as estimated from past experience.type of loaninterest rateprobability of bad debtpersonal.140.10car.130.07home.120.03farm.125.05commercial.100.02 bad debts are assumed unrecoverable and hence produce no interest revenue either. competition with other financial institutions in the area requires that the bank allocate at least 40% of the total funds to farm and commercial loans. to assist the housing industry in the region, home loans must equal at least 50% of the personal, car, and home loans. the bank also has a stated policy specifying that the overall ratio for bad debts on all loans may not exceed .04. formulate this problem as a linear program. define your variables clearly and write all the constraints explaining the significance of each.

What two things do you consider when evaluating the time value of money