An economist recently estimated that for every 1% increase in the price of french fries at fast-food restaurants, 0.44% fewer french fries are sold. This indicates that the demand for fast-food french fries is .

A. j. was a newly hired attorney for idle time gaming, inc. even though he reported directly to the president of the company, a. j. noticed that the president always had time to converse with the director of sales, calling on him to get a pulse on legal/regulatory issues that, as the company attorney, a. j. could have probably handled. a. j. also noted that the hr manager’s administrative assistant was the go-to person for a number of things that would make life easier at work. a. j. was recognizing the culture at idle time gaming.

Kevin and jenny, who are both working full-time, have three children all under the age of ten. the two youngest children, who are three and five years old, attended eastside pre-school for a total cost of $3,000. ervin, who is nine, attended big kid daycare after school at a cost of $2,000. jenny has earned income of $15,000 and kevin earns $14,000. what amount of childcare expenses should be used to determine the child and dependent care credit?

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment. b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock. c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year. d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash. e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.