Answer:
Denying your competition with the resources it needs to perform a deal and then getting the deal for your own company.
Explanation:
Ruthless is defined as having no pity or compassion. A ruthless business man is commonly described as taking advantage of others and engage in corrupt business practices. 
The perfect example for a ruthless business man was John Rockefeller, who started wars in different continents, bribed government officials, and cheated on competing oil firms, etc.,etc.,etc.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: B
Explanation:
With the options given, Johnny can only perform worse if he performs worse than his cumulative GPA and also if he performed less than he ever performed before. The last option about Johnny's performing worse than last semester might not necessarily have an effect on his GPA. A cumulative GPA is the total GPA Johnny has gotten since he started school. The last semester might be one of his best semesters and probably had a good result so getting a result slightly lower than his last semester might not necessarily mean there will be a reduction in his cumulative GPA. So option B is correct.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The answer is formal group. A formal group is a cluster or
group of individuals, who decided to work together to achieve and reach a specific
goals. Formal groups are made of individuals committed to fulfill tasks.
According to the given example, this group is created to produce and develop a
new series of skincare products specifically for the individuals over the old
age of sixty (60), the example states that the group is created to develop a
new-line of skincare products, so it is to be considered that the group being
referred to is the formal group, it has indicated that there is a specific goal
that is set for different individuals to come together and fulfill a specific
goal.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The correct answer is  add $72 to the book's balance.
Explanation:
Bank reconciliation is a way of identifying discrepancies between the cash book balance (company's books) and the bank balance (balance per bank statement). The discrepancies can be as a result of erroneous posting, deposit in transit, outstanding checks, etc.
In the instance of the question, there was an erroneous posting in the cash book of $72 ($480 - $408). Instead of crediting cash book by $408, it was rather credited by $480 - meaning that the credit was overstated by $72. <em>To correct this erroneous posting, we have to add back $72 to the cash book balance.</em>
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: Transportation and electricity generation
Explanation:
According to Arnold and Bustos, the two sectors of the United States economy that are the most carbon-intensive are the transportation sector and the electricity generation sector.
The transportation sector contributes a lot to the emissions of greenhouse gas emissions as they typically come when fossil fuel for ships, vans, planes, motorcycles, cars etc are burned. Also, the generation of electricity is also carbon intensive as carbon is being powered in order to generate electricity.