What is the most likely outcome when a company demotes the perpetrator but allows him or her to go unprosecuted?
a. The perpetrator will be saved from pain and embarrassment.
b. The perpetrator may commit another fraud in the future.
c. The company will avoid bad publicity.
d. Management will send a signal that fraud will not be tolerated.

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Transferable skills necessary for successful employment include a. basic skills b. thinking skills c. personal qualities d. all of the above select the best answer from the choices provided