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Prior to the financial meltdown, bond ratings agencies were accused of having _____ because they were paid by the organizations

that they rated. The organizations would shop around for the agency that gave them the best rating.

1 answer:

Masteriza [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

conflict of interests

Explanation:

Conflict of interests -

It refers to the situation where the person working in institute or business is involved in various interests , and in order to work for the interest , the people might need to work Stygian each other , is referred to the situation of conflict of interest .

The situation can arise due to some personal and financial issues faced by the people .

This situation in major case lead to problem in the decision making process .

Hence , from the given information of the question ,

The correct answer is conflict of interest .

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$+ \dfrac{Terminal\ Value }{(1+interest \ rate )^{no \ of \ years}} \Bigg)$

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B. Rejection of the offer

C. Conditional acceptance of the offer

D. Additional term

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In a contract, the terms refer to the specific conditions or obligations the parties involved accept. These terms are usually registered in a document as not following the terms has legal consequences. In the case presented, the answer of Beth represents an additional term because the purpose of her answer is to include a new condition or obligation that the seller of the car should accomplish as part of the agreement between seller and buyer.

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spending variance=(actual labor rate-standard labor rate)*actual labor hours

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