The number of subscribers to five leading e-mail services is shown in the accompanying table:

company

a

b

c

d

e

subscribers

370,000

150,000

110,000

100,000

70,000

find the empirical probability distribution associated with these data.

17-2. Assume that an average firm in the office supply business has a 6% profit margin, a 40% total liabilities/assets ratio, a total assets turnover of 2 times, and a dividend payout ratio of 40%.

Cobe Company has already manufactured 17,000 units of Product A at a cost of $10 per unit. The 17,000 units can be sold at this stage for $470,000.

Mergers and acquisitions are often driven by such strategic objectives as to A. facilitating a company's shift from a low-cost leadership strategy to a focused low-cost strategy. B.

The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission of $11 per unit.

Support department cost allocation-direct method Becker Tabletops has two support departments (Janitorial and Cafeteria) and two production departments (Cutting and Assembly).

After Sunshine Systems merged with RTD Enterprises, company executives noticed that due to increased employee collaboration between the two units, costs were down and revenues increased within both areas.

When the consumer price index rises, the typical family a. has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living. b. can spend fewer dollars to maintain the same standard of living. c. finds that its standard of living is not affected. d.

A magazine subscription costs $45 per year at the beginning of each year, or $115 now for a three-year subscription. If the subscriber elects to pay the $115 now, the rate of return on the investment will be nearest to:

The second step in rational decision making is to: choose the solution that maximizes value. identify the criteria that are important in making the decision. evaluate the alternatives. implement the alternative.

What impact will a spike in wages cause to the labor demand curve?