An organization producing a wide range of products is more likely to decentralize its decision making process than a firm operating in a single industry

Which of the following is most likely to represent causality rather than association?

a. In years that fashion dictates wider lapels on men's jackets, the stock market grows by at least 5 percent. b. Interest rates are higher in years ending with a 1 or a 6. c. Unemployment falls when the AFC champion wins the Super Bowl. d. Quantity demanded goes up when price falls because lower prices increase consumer purchasing power, ceteris paribus.

Which of the following statements in the context of poverty in the U.S. is true?

a. Families headed by males are likely to be poor. b. Caucasian Americans carry a much heavier burden of poverty compared to the native Americans. c. Education and technical skills do not affect employment in the United States of America. d. Females tend to have a greater literacy rate than males in the United States of America. e. Minorities, young and disabled have a higher likelihood to fall into poverty