Agricultural chemicals, inc., was the target of a hostile takeover 6 months ago. the ceo and the top executives successfully fended off the takeover and are concentrating on strategies to improve the performance of the firm. which of the following is most likely to be true? a. hostile takeover attempts are so common that they do not reflect negatively on the firm's performance. they are more a function of general market conditions. b. the fact that a hostile takeover has occurred is proof that the firm was under-performing. c. research shows that once a hostile takeover has been defeated, the firm is safe from other hostile takeover attempts for many years. d. the ceo and top executives should not consider their jobs secure.

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

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Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be