1. Management by exception a. causes managers to be buried under voluminous paperwork. b. means that all differences will be investigated. c. means that only unfavorable differences will be investigated. d. means that material differences will be investigated.

The outstanding bonds of the purple fiddle are priced at $898 and mature in nine years. these bonds have a 6 percent coupon and pay interest annually. the firm's tax rate is 35 percent. what is the firm's after tax cost of debt?

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Winners of the georgia lotto drawing are given the choice of receiving the winning amount divided equally over 2121 years or as a lump-sum cash option amount. the cash option amount is determined by discounting the annual winning payment at 88% over 2121 years. this week the lottery is worth $1616 million to a single winner. what would the cash option payout be?