When your manager, novak, talks about a , he means a set of interrelated parts that function as a whole to achieve a common purpose. ?

A System

Explanation:

Novak is referring to a system. A system is a complex union of several interrelated parts that have different specific functions, but share a common goal, and a more or less common mechanism.

Society is a system, a computer as well. Firms are systems, they have different parts: employees, stockholders and management that have specific functions but work together toward a common goal: generating revenue.

answer; i believe the correct answer is (a) purchase of treasury stock;