A Widely Used Financial Measure That Can Be Applied to Measure

question 23

Multiple Choice

A widely used financial measure that can be applied to measure HR is _______________, which is the net operating profit of a firm after the cost of capital is deducted.

• A)full-time equivalents (FTE)
• B)return on investment (ROI)
• C)HR scorecard
• D)wealth

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Definitions:

Open Market Securities

Financial instruments such as bonds or stocks that are traded freely on the open market and can be bought and sold by investors.

Fed

Short for the Federal Reserve, which is the central banking system of the United States, responsible for monetary policy.

Business Investment

The act of allocating resources, usually in the form of capital, to create, expand, or improve a business's assets.

Required Reserves

The minimum amount of funds that a bank or depository institution must hold in reserve against specified deposit liabilities.