You are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. You are currently being sued by 5 female employees who are claiming gender discrimination in hiring and pay for the females at your company. Two of the females are also claiming they were sexually harassed by their supervisors. After extensive investigation, you have determined that the claims by the females employees are (for the most part) unfounded. You are sitting in your attorney's office trying to decide if you should settle with the employees or continue fighting the accusations. Answer the following questions:a) List the factors you should consider as you make a decision to litigate. b) List concerns you would have as an employer litigating a sexual harassment case. c) What is your decision? Why?

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?