Here is financial information for marin inc. december 31, 2017 december 31, 2016 current assets $110,400 $ 94,600 plant assets (net) 404,600 354,400 current liabilities 103,600 69,400 long-term liabilities 126,400 94,600 common stock, $1 par 134,400 119,400 retained earnings 150,600 165,600 prepare a schedule showing a horizontal analysis for 2017, using 2016 as the base year. (if amount and percentage are a decrease show the numbers as negative, e. g. -55,000, -20% or (55,000), (20%). round percentages to 1 decimal place, e. g. 12.1%.)

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.

In which of the following games is it clearly the case that the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society? a. two oil companies own adjacent oil fields over a common pool of oil, and each company decides whether to drill one well or two wells. b. two airlines dominate air travel between city a and city b, and each airline decides whether to charge a "high" airfare or a "low" airfare on flights between those two cities. c. two superpowers decide whether to build new weapons or to disarm. d. in all of the above cases, the cooperative outcome of the game is good for the two players and bad for society