Discuss how increased diversity, while valued in an organization, might have some negative consequences in an organization and how managers should deal with those negative consequences.

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

Salge inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. the variable overhead rate is $8.10 per direct labor-hour. the company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $74,730 per month, which includes depreciation of $20,670. all other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. the direct labor budget indicates that 5,300 direct labor-hours will be required in september. the company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. the predetermined overhead rate for september should be:

Problem page a medical equipment industry manufactures x-ray machines. the unit cost c (the cost in dollars to make each x-ray machine) depends on the number of machines made. if x machines are made, then the unit cost is given by the function =cx+−0.3x2126x31,935 . how many machines must be made to minimize the unit cost?