While Matching Human Resource Supply and Demand, Managers Can Handle

question 11

Multiple Choice

While matching human resource supply and demand, managers can handle predicted shortfalls by _____.

• A) avoiding the employment of new employees
• B) convincing individuals who are approaching retirement to stay on
• C) not replacing people who have quit
• D) laying off employees
• E) reducing the benefits provided to employees

Understand free and operating cash flows and their implications.

Grasp the significance of financial leverage and its impact on a firm's risk and return.

Differentiate between book value and market value.

Identify the types of taxes and their rates as they relate to corporate finance.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Business expenditures that adjust based on the activity level of the enterprise.

Operating Cash Flow

The cash generated from a company's normal business operations, indicating whether a company can maintain or grow its operations.

Required Rate

The minimum annual percentage return that an investment must earn to be considered acceptable to an investor, also known as the required rate of return.

Marginal Tax Rate

The percentage of tax applied to your income for each tax bracket in which you qualify, essentially the rate at which the last dollar of income is taxed.