A new skateboard company, "Sk8ters" opens its doors across the street from the town’s existing skateboard company "Skate House". Skate House has a big clearance sale that lasts for four month and drastically undercuts its prices. After four months of dismal sales Sk8ters closes its doors unable to sell its products or compete with Skate House’s prices. In the fifth month Skate House raises its prices back to regular prices. This is an example of what type of restrictive practice?

Bulldog holdings is a u. s.-based consumer electronics company. it owns smaller firms in japan and taiwan where most of its cell phone technology is developed and manufactured before being released worldwide. which of the following alternatives to integration does this best illustrate? a. venture capitalism b. franchising c. joint venture d. parent-subsidiary relationship

After hearing a knock at your front door, you are surprised to see the prize patrol from a large, well-known magazine subscription company. it has arrived with the good news that you are the big winner, having won $21 million. you have three options.(a) receive $1.05 million per year for the next 20 years.(b) have $8.25 million today.(c) have $2.25 million today and receive $750,000 for each of the next 20 years. your financial adviser tells you that it is reasonable to expect to earn 13 percent on investments.

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i. e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?