Financial crisesa) are major disruptions in financial markets that are characterized by sharp declines in asset prices and the failures of many financial and nonfinancial firms. b) occur when adverse selection and moral hazard problems in financial markets become more significant. c) frequently lead to sharp contractions in economic activity. d) are all of the above. e) are only a and b of the above

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

Yowell company granted a sales discount of $360 to a customer when it collected the amount due on account. yowell uses the perpetual inventory system. which of the following answers reflects the effects on the financial statements of only the discount? assets = liab. + equity rev. − exp. = net inc. cash flow a. (360 ) = na + (360 ) (360 ) − na = (360 ) (360 ) oa b. na = (360 ) + 360 360 − na = 360 na c. (360 ) = na + (360 ) (360 ) − na = (360 ) na d. na = (360 ) + 360 360 − na = 360 na