Suppose you face a choice between a certain income of $2,000, or a 50-50 chance of income of $1,000 or $3,000. Suppose you prefer the certain $2,000. You are risk averse. a. True
b. False

Suppose that a disease affects 5% of the population and that everyone is equally likely to get the disease. Treatment for this disease costs $38,000. Assume that this disease, and necessary treatment, represent the only healthcare costs in this population. The expected cost of healthcare is $. If people to pay the expected cost of healthcare with certainty, rather than take on the 5% risk of having to pay the full cost of the treatment, they are risk averse.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct

Which of the following does not offer an opportunity for timely content? evergreen content news alerts content that suits seasonal consumption patterns content that matches a situational trigger content that addresses urgent pain points