Which of the following statements about annuities are true? Check all that apply. An annuity is a series of equal payments made at fixed intervals for a specified number of periods. An annuity due is an annuity that makes a payment at the beginning of each period for a certain time period. Ordinary annuities make fixed payments at the beginning of each period for a certain time period. An annuity due earns more interest than an ordinary annuity of equal time. Which of the following is an example of an annuity?

A fund that invests in technology companies and distributes dividends every quarter
A retirement fund set up to pay a series of regular payments

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.