The reinvestment of capital gains and dividends can make a significant difference in your total return. Consider the following situation to determine the difference reinvestment can make over a five-year period. Initial purchase amount $13 comma 000 Initial purchase date January 1 Initial purchase price $24.84 per share Annual capital gains distribution rate 1.83% Annual dividend distribution rate 0.57% Annual price appreciation rate 7.22% (before distribution) Assume all distributions are made on the last day of the year at the closing net asset value (NAV). Ignore tax consequences for the scenarios in a and b, below. a. Calculate the ending investment value plus the total of distributions received assuming no reinvestment. b. Calculate the ending investment value assuming all distributions are reinvested. c. Calculate and explain the difference.

Suppose you have just been hired as the chief diversity officer of a large company. previous mentoring programs at this company have not been successful. after inquiring about previous efforts, you discover that most mentor pairs met just a few times, but very few lasting or meaningful mentoring relationships were created. there were also a significant number of employees that did not even attempt to seek out a mentor relationship. which of the following may be a reason why prior mentoring programs at your company failed? check all that apply.a) minorities and women are much less likely to develop mentoring relationships than white malesb) mentoring is not an effective way for organizations to develop female and minority employeesc) due to specific laws governing appropriate workplace behavior, senior-level male executives were reluctant to cultivate mentoring relationships with female employees, fearing negative repercussionsd) fear of creating a future competitor within the company, senior-level female executives were hesitant to mentor other female employees

Gary becker's controversial the economics of discrimination concludes that price discrimination has no effect on final profits. price discrimination benefits monopolies. labor discrimination in hiring results in more efficient allocations of production. discrimination in hiring practices has no effect on final profits. labor discrimination harms firms that practice it due to increased labor costs. price discrimination harms monopolies, which refutes over two centuries of economic theory.

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