Talisman Games, a local gaming store, stocks the 4th edition of the rulebook of a popular pen-and-paper role-playing game Daggers and Dungeons. Talisman orders the rulebooks directly from its publisher- Wizards of the Shore (WotS). Talisman orders a rulebook at a wholesale price of S1S and sells it for $20. The lead-time from the supplier is 2 weeks and there is a fixed order cost of S10. Demand for the rulebook each week is independent of demand in previous week standard deviation of 3 per week. The owners of the store estimate that their opportunity cost of capital is around 15% per year.

If a customer comes looking to buy a rule book but finds Talisman is stocked out, their copy is backordered and picked up when the next shipment arrives at Talisman from WotS. The customers are always eager to pick up their book, so no sales are lost. To reward loyalty, Talisman throws in a free set of dice (worth $2) with every backordered book purchase.

a. What is Talisman's optimal inventory control policy; that is, its optimal order quantity Q* and re-order point R*?
b. How long does the average rulebook spend in Talisman before it is sold to a customer?

Elon musk is the ceo of tesla motors. musk also serves as chairman of tesla's board. according to corporate governance theory, which of the following is a logical reason why musk should serve on the board? 1. he serves on many other boards, including that of a major client of tesla.2. his is an independent director who is well positioned to monitor the company's management.3. he can easily fire board members that are shirking their duties.4. he can provide the board with valuable inside information about the firm and the industry.

Cooper sues company a in state court in south carolina, where he lives, for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of company a rear-ended his pickup truck. company a is incorporated in delaware, has its headquarters in new york, but does a substantial amount of business in south carolina. claiming diversity of citizenship, company a seeks removal to federal district court, but cooper opposes the motion. which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court? the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if company a's nerve center is in a state other than south carolina, then the case may be properly removed to federal court. the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because company a is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court. because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is incorporated in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a's headquarters, nerve center, or principal place of business is located. because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is headquartered in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a is incorporated and regardless of the location of its nerve center. because the amount in controversy fails to satisfy jurisdictional requirements, regardless of the location of company a, the case may not be removed to federal court.

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost. refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account