Eco-friendly Motors Inc. is a car manufacturer that is in the final stages of production of its new fuel-efficient model, the Boom. It has just discovered that if the Boom is rear-ended at a particular angel and at a particular speed, the car will explode. Eco-friendly’s accountant has calculated that the cost of changing the Boom’s design outweighs the costs of the damages it will have to pay to dead and injured consumers. Eco-friendly’s president raises a question: should consumers have the right to bear the risk of injury in return for a cheap car? What do you reply and why?

Henry crouch's law office has traditionally ordered ink refills 55 units at a time. the firm estimates that carrying cost is 35% of the $11 unit cost and that annual demand is about 240 units per year. the assumptions of the basic eoq model are thought to apply. for what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal? a) for what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal?

Communication comes in various forms. which of the following is considered an old form of communication? a) e-mail b) letter c) skype d) texting

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.