Author Question: Soylent Products is involved in a class action lawsuit that will soon be turned over to the jury. ... (Read 83 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Soylent Products is involved in a class action lawsuit that will soon be turned over to the jury. Kareem has been watching the trial and believes Soylent will lose and the price of its stock will take a plunge. He borrows shares of Soylent stock from his broker, sells them, and plans to buy them back when the price is lower. This investment strategy is known as:
A) short selling.
B) buying on margin.
C) a stock option.
D) speculative purchasing.
E) dollar-cost averaging.

Question 2

RJ noticed that his top machinist is getting bored in his job because it has involved the same set of tasks for 10 years. RJ decides to reconfigure the production line so this employee can be assigned a new mix of tasks that better fit his skill set and the organization's needs. This is an example of:
A) job sharing.
B) job rotation.
C) job analysis.
D) job sampling.
E) job redesign.