While Many Economic Indicators Have Been Negative During the First

question 31

Multiple Choice

While many economic indicators have been negative during the first half of 2009,the Wall Street Journal recently reported that U.S.retail sales were actually up in April.In fact,the performance of 61% of the retailers in the study topped analysts' expectations.If Costco used this report as factor in their expansion plans they would be using _____ data.

• A) secondary
• B) primary
• C) dichotomous
• D) convenience
• E) observation

Define the role of an intelligent enterprise in utilizing data, technology, and analytics for effective marketing strategies.

Understand how to read and interpret Treasury note bid prices as quoted in financial publications.

Calculate value-weighted and price-weighted indexes using stock price and outstanding share data.

Understand the different forms of short-term borrowing in the government securities market.

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