Questions:

Corporate social responsibility is best defined as the process of:

Select one:

a. devising sustainable business practices to meet the non-financial demands of the company's stakeholders.

b. minimizing the company's damage to the environment.

c. assuring that the company has proper governance and compliance procedures.

d. providing value for shareholders.

e. devising sustainable business practices to assure a company's long-term growth.

If Joe Hodge wants to reduce delivery time, which of the following should be used as a KPI?

Select one:

a. Current ratio

b. Order-delivery time

c. Return on equity

d. Customer satisfaction ratings

Which of the following statements is correct?

Select one:

a. Goals are long-term in nature while objectives are short-term in nature.

b. Goals and objectives are both long-term in nature.

c. Goals are short-term in nature while objectives are long-term in nature.

d. Goals and Objectives are both short-term in nature.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding separate entities?

Generally, a separate entity is legally distinguishable from its owners.

Income earned by separate entities is taxed at the individual owner level.

A separate entity must have its own employer identification number.

A separate entity must file a tax return.

4. Consider a discrete-time Markov chain with the following probability transition matrix 0 10 0 0 7 1-3-y P = 0 1 0 Is it possible to choose values for a and y so that the Markov chain has the following properties? In each case, state the values of a and y, or give a brief reason why it is not possible. (a) The Markov chain has period 2. [2) (b) The Markov chain is reducible. (c) The Markov chain has at least one transient state. GNN (d) The Markov chain has invariant distribution (1/4, 1/4, 1/4, 1/4).Question 25 (Mandatory) (1 point) Hume questioned our acceptance of the principle of uniformity of nature based on the fact(s) that it doesn't seem to be a necessary truth. it does not seem impossible that the patterns we observed in the past will now break down. using induction in support of the principle of uniformity of nature is circular. All of the above.Question 3 2 pts Plato argues in the Timaeus that there is an intelligent, purposive agency in the universe--the idea of a design in nature. O True O False Question 4 2 pts Plato believed, like the Milesians and many others, that any substance in nature is a compound of the four traditional 'simple bodies': Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. O True O False