In a organization lower-level managers are empowered to make decisions which can motivation and job satisfaction.
a) decentralized, decrease
b) decentralized, increase
c) centralized, increase
d) centralized, decrease

b) a student tests 100 students to determine whether other students on her campus prefer soda brand a or soda brand b and finds no evidence that preference for brand a is not 0.5. later, a marketing company tests all students on campus and finds no difference. choose the correct answer below.

Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's

How do the percentages of the 65 customer satisfaction ratings in that actually fall into the intervals [formula62.mml ± s], [formula62.mml ± 2s], and [formula62.mml ± 3s] compare to those given by the empirical rule? do these comparisons indicate that the statistical inferences you made in parts b and c are reasonably valid? (round your answers to the nearest whole number. omit the "%" sign in your