B. Brenda Young desires to have $8,000 eight years from now for her daughter’s college fund. If she will earn 7 percent (compounded annually) on her money, what amount should she deposit now? Use the present value of a single amount calculation.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?

Sarah wants to use a suitable forecasting method to forecast the sales of umbrellas at her shop. she knows that her sales are seasonal. which technique of sales forecasting would you suggest to her?

when taxes are levied on transactions, irrespective of the party they are levied on, a. the government can absorb some of the surplus, but also creates a social loss since some of the wealth creating transactions are discouraged b. the government can absorb all the producer surplus from the transactions as revenue c. the government can absorb all of the surplus (producer and consumer) d. the government can absorb all the consumer surplus from the transactions as revenue