Suppose that a firm is facing an upward-sloping yield curve and needs to borrow money to invest in production. does this mean that the firm should consider borrowing only at short-term rates? no, the firm needs to take the volatility of short-term rates into account. yes, using short-term financing will give the firm the lowest possible interest rate over the life of the project. no, an upward-sloping yield curve means that the firm will get a lower interest rate if it uses long-term financing.

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.