Ask 1 (50 pts). Eliminate the deadlock by avoiding circular waiting.(Hint: change the order to access chopsticks for some philosophers.)• Task 2 (50 pts). Eliminate the deadlock by avoiding hold and wait. Inother words, if a philosopher is not able to obtain the right chopstick, he/she will release the left chopstick immediately. (Hint: Use PthreadMutex to solve the problem.)• Task 3 (50 pts extra credit). Eliminate the deadlock by limiting that atmost 3 philosophers are able to compete for the chopsticks at the sametime. (Hint: Use Pthread Conditional Variable to solve the problem.)

Interest is credited to a fixed annuity no lower than the variable contract rate contract guaranteed rate current rate of inflation prime rate

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

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.