The dow jones industrial average (djia) and the standard & poor's 500 (s& p 500) indexes are used as measures of overall movement in the stock market. the djia is based on the price movements of 30 large companies; the s& p 500 is an index composed of 500 stocks. some say the s& p 500 is a better measure of stock market performance because it is broader based. the closing price for the djia and the s& p 500 for 15 weeks, beginning with january 6, 2012, follow (barron's website, april 17, 2012).

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i. e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

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