Benjamin Fisher, the CEO of a stock brokerage firm, has been accused of insider trading. This is illegal and implies that Benjamin has bought or sold stocks using information that isn’t available to the public. The accusation could lead to lawsuits and governmental review. Benjamin knows he is innocent, but the allegation alone could damage the reputation of his firm. He doesn’t want to alarm his employees, but he needs to develop a communication strategy to handle the situation. Benjamin calls a meeting of his most trusted executives. What purpose will this meeting serve? Information review and presentation Motivation Problem identification Intensive problem solving In this situation, how many people should be invited to attend the meeting? 30 or fewer All employees 10 or fewer 5 or fewer

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500