Maury and Bev have saved all their lives and they have been able to pay off their mortgage on their home. Bev is getting elderly and frail and Maury needs to put her into a nursing home where they can give her round-the-clock care. Maury intends to finance this arrangement by getting a loan where the lender makes payments to the homeowner each month, based on accumulated equity. What type of loan does Maury want to get?

The local electronics store is offering a promotion "1-year: same as cash," meaning that you can buy a tv now, and wait a year to pay (with no in

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?