Dog's can borrow money at either a fixed rate of 8.25 percent or a variable rate set at prime plus .5 percent. cat's can borrow money at a variable rate of prime plus 1 percent or a fixed rate of 8 percent. dog's prefers a fixed rate and cat's prefers a variable rate. given this information, which one of the following statements is correct? a) after a swap with cat's, dog's could end up paying a fixed rate of 7.8 percent. b) cat's should end up paying the prime rate if it agrees to an interest rate swap with dog's. c) both firms will profit if they swap an 8.15 percent fixed rate for a prime plus .75 percent variable rate. d) dog's will end up paying no more than 7.75 percent as a fixed rate after a swap with cat's. e) dog's and cat's cannot swap interest rates in a manner that will be profitable for both firms.

Throne technical university is looking for three people to work in its plant-biology laboratory. the hiring manager is finding that the most suitable job candidates live in other countries and are not willing to move to the city where the university is located. which situation is the university facing? a. lack of flexible workforce b. surpluses in labor talent c. an appearance of quota systems d. deficits in minimum wage demands

Horace society is planning its annual western fair raceway gala. the gala committee has assembled the following expected costs for the event: dinner (per person) $10 gaming token and program (per person) $2 prize payouts $4,300 tickets and advertising $800 private box suite rental $1,700 lottery licenses $200 the committee members would like to charge $40 per person for the evening’s activities. required: 1. what is the break-even point for the dinner-dance (in terms of the number of persons who must attend)? 2. assume that last year only 200 persons attended the dinner-dance. if the same number attend this year, what price per ticket must be charged in order to break even? 3. refer to the original data ($40 ticket price per person). prepare a cvp graph for the dinner- dance from zero tickets up to 600 tickets sold.

The following are budgeted data: january february march sales in units 16,200 22,400 19,200 production in units 19,200 20,200 18,700 one pound of material is required for each finished unit. the inventory of materials at the end of each month should equal 20% of the following month's production needs. purchases of raw materials for february would be budgeted to be: