Improvised explosive devices (ieds) are responsible for many deaths in times of strife and war. unmanned ground vehicles (robots) can be used to disarm the ieds and perform other tasks as well. if the robots cost $170,000 each and the military arms unit signs a contract to purchase 3,000 of them now and another 7,500 one year from now, what is the equivalent annual cost of the contract over a 4-year period at 8% per year interest?

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.