Your school district has debated the issue of allowing vending machines in schools. Some teachers say that children need to eat something, and vending machines provide an easy option that can make snacks available before, during, and after school. Students often get snacks from the vending machines prior to the start of after school activities. On the other side of the issue are those who point out that vending machines offer high-calorie snacks that are full of sugar. They worry that students are diverting lunch money from the healthy options offered in the cafeteria to the unhealthy snacks in the vending machines.

Identify two solutions that would likely address the concerns of people on both sides of this issue.

Email viruses are typically launched by people who modify header information to hide their identity. brightmail's enrique salem says that in the future, your email reader will authenticate the sender before putting hte message in your inbox. that way, you will know the source of all the emails you read. alan nugent of novell says, "i'm kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity if that is the price for security." will eliminating anonymity make computers more secure?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the u. s. treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.