Write an essay on the topic: "Are real estate prices predictable: Determinants of transaction prices and time on the market." In preparing your essay, address the following questions: 1. What are the main characteristics of perfectly competitive markets? Do housing markets share these characteristics? (see Campbell, Giglio, and Pathak 2011, available in the Learning Materials folder; scroll down to the bottom) 2. Explain the determinants of supply and demand of real estate properties. Are real estate prices predictable? What are typical causes of bubbles on real estate markets? 3. What are the factors determining how long a property stays on the market? Address general market conditions as well as microeconomics factors affecting buyers’ and sellers’ decisions.

He aldermanalderman company has prepared a sales budget of 42 comma 00042,000 finished units for a 3-month period. the company has an inventory of 10 comma 00010,000 units of finished goods on hand at december 31 and has a target finished goods inventory of 11 comma 00011,000 units at the end of the succeeding quarter. it takes 44 gallons of direct materials to make one unit of finished product. the company has inventory of 64 comma 00064,000 gallons of direct materials at december 31 and has a target ending inventory of 53 comma 00053,000 gallons at the end of the succeeding quarter. how many gallons of direct materials should aldermanalderman company purchase during the 3 months ending march 31? select the labels and enter the amounts to calculate the direct materials (gallons) to be purchased.

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.