Author Question: Which of the following would be considered the most conservative investment? A) Municipal bonds B) ... (Read 118 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Which of the following would be considered the most conservative investment?
A) Municipal bonds
B) Savings accounts
C) Common stocks
D) Corporate bonds
E) Mutual funds

Question 2

Suppose you manage a team of four employees at a retail store. Each employee is motivated by different things. Melissa is motivated by money, Kosuke is motivated by time off, Edita is motivated by interesting work, and Andreas is motivated by challenging goals. You've been tasked by your corporate office to increase monthly sales by 20 this month which is attainable, but ambitious. You decide to encourage the team by offering an extra vacation day if they increase sales by 20. According to expectancy theory, what is the likely response?
A) The team will be motivated because they believe the sales goal is attainable.
B) Kosuke and Andreas will be motivated to reach the sales goal, but Melissa and Edita will not.
C) No one on the team will be motivated because they do not value the reward.
D) The team will only be motivated if they perceive that each team member is working equally hard toward the goal.
E) Only Kosuke will be motivated to reach the sales goal, and the rest of the team will not increase their effort.