You are saving for retirement. To live comfortably, you decide that you will need $2.5 million by the time you are 65. Today is your 30th birthday, and you decide, starting today, and on every birthday up to and including your 65th birthday, that you will deposit the same amount into your savings account. Assuming the interest rate is 5%, the amount that you must set aside each year on your birthday is closest to: A) $71,430. B) $27,680. C) $26,100. D) $26,260.

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

Specialization—the division of labor—enhances productivity and efficiency by a) allowing workers to take advantage of existing differences in their abilities and skills. b) avoiding the time loss involved in shifting from one production task to another. c) allowing workers to develop skills by working on one, or a limited number, of tasks. d)all of the means identified in the other answers.

Which of the following is not an example of one of the four mail advantages of prices on a free market economy