[单项选择]TY Corp. is a manufacturing firm with a reputation for very aggressive financial management. The company has a very high ROE of 28 percent and a spectacular return on assets of 42 percent. Which of the following is the most likely explanation of these ratios TY Corp. :（）
A. has just started using accelerated depreciation methods. 
B. leases most of its fixed assets. 
C. does not capitalize most of its product development costs.

[单项选择]A manufacturing firm reports the following in its financial statements: Gross plant and equipment $ 2700000 Depreciation expense $ 235000 Accumulated depreciation $1850000 The average depreciable life of plant and equipment is:

[简答题]This organization is also a manufacturing firm．Here，however，management encoura ges and rewards risk taking and change．Decisions based on intuition are valued as much as those that are well rationalized．Management prides itself on its history of experimenting with new technologies and its success in regularly introducing innovative prod- ucts．Managers or employees who have a good idea are encouraged to“run with it．”and failures are treated as“learning experiences．”The company prides itself on being market driven and rapidly responsive to the changing needs of its customers．
There are few rules and regulations for employees to follow，and supervision is loose because management believes that its employees are hardworking and trustworthy．Management is con cemed with high productivity but believes that this comes through treating its people right．The company is proud of its reputation as being a good place to work．

[简答题]This organization is also a manufacturing firm. Here, however, management encourages and rewards risk taking and change. Decisions based on intuition are valued as much as those that are well rationalized. Management prides itself on its history of experimenting with new technologies and its success in regularly introducing innovative products. Managers or employees who have a good idea are encouraged to "run with it," and failures are treated as "learning experiences." The company prides itself on being market driven and rapidly responsive to the changing needs of its customers. There are few rules and regulations for employees to follow, and supervision is loose because management believes that its employees are hardworking and trustworthy. Management is concerned with high productivity but believes that this comes through treating its people right. The company is proud of its reputation as being a good place to work.

[填空题]Harrison Trading Firm Ltd.
Notes
Customer: Anita Freeman, (9) ______________
Goods ordered: (10) ______________
Problem: 30 became rusty
Cause: due to poor (11) ______________
Action: call home office and ask to send (12) ______________
Time: Friday, 30/Oct/02

[简答题]firm offer (1分)

[单项选择]The standards and reputation of this organization are known around the world，and I know what an achievement it is to be here（）
A. 这个组织的地位和贡献众所周知，我也知道来这里能取得什么样的成绩。
B. 这个组织的地位和名声众所周知，我也知道它在这里取得的成就。
C. 这个机构的高标准和声誉举世闻名，我知道能在这里工作就是一大成就。
D. 这个机构的高标准和名誉举世闻名，我知道它在这里取得了很大成就。

[填空题]Reputation risk is particularly damaging for banks since the nature of their business requires maintaining the confidence of depositors, creditors, and the general marketplace.

[单项选择]Whenever an investment management firm presents investment performance is compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), it must start how it defines itself as a firm. Under GIPS, a firm may define itself for the purpose of claiming GIPS compliance using any of the following options EXCEPT when:（　）
A. an entity is registered with the appropriate national regulatory authority overseeing the entity’s investment management activities.
B. all assets are managed to one or more base currencies.
C. the subsidiary or division of a company claims GIPS compliance when the parent company is GIPS compliant.

[判断题]顶级域名中firm表示企业。

[填空题]

commitment of a firm to either an individual or selected customer groups. The typical enterprise

[填空题]Japanese electronics firm Hitachi has produced its first human-like robot, called Emiew, to (36) Honda’s Asmo and Sony’s Qrio robots.
Two wheel-based Emiews, Pal and Chum, introduced themselves to reporters at a press (37) in Japan.
Explaining why Hitachi’s Emiew used wheels instead of feet, Toshihiko Horiuchi, from Hitachi’s Mechanical Engineering Research (38) , said: "We (39) to create a robot that could live and co-exist with people. We want to make the robots (40) for people. If the robots moved slower than people, users would be (41) .
Emiew--Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate--can move at (42) on its "wheel feet". With sensors on the head, waist, and near the wheels, Pal ant Chum (43) demonstrated how (hey could react to commands. Hitachi said Pal am Chum, (44) .
Honda’s Asimo was "born" five years ago. Since then, Hondaand Sony’s