UPS Carefully Measures the Routes and Routines of Its Drivers

question 56

Multiple Choice

UPS carefully measures the routes and routines of its drivers to establish the time expected for each delivery. When a delivery manifest is scanned as completed, the driver's time is registered in an electronic performance log that is closely monitored by supervisors. In this scenario, UPS uses __________.

• A) historical comparisons
• B) engineering comparisons
• C) local comparisons
• D) relative comparisons

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Definitions:

Financial Markets

Platforms and systems that facilitate the exchange of financial instruments like stocks, bonds, and currencies between investors.

Semi-Strong Efficiency

A form of market hypothesis that suggests all public information is already reflected in stock prices, thus making it impossible to achieve consistently above-average returns.

Information Of Any Kind

Refers to any type of data, facts, or details, regardless of the format or source.

Weak Form Efficiency

A form of market efficiency where all past trading information is already reflected in stock prices, implying that technical analysis cannot yield consistent excess returns.