Dwight is considering investing in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities or in the stock market. What is a unique feature of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that might make him want to choose securities over
stocks?
1. The amount earned in principal corresponds with the level of deflation,
2. It has a 30-year maturity date, so it has more time to grow in value,
3. It matures within a few weeks, so Dwight can get his money fast.
4. The investment income is automatically invested in other bonds before its
maturity date.

Suppose the money market is in the liquidity trap and the fed increases the supply of money. individuals would rather hold than because they expect that bond prices can go no

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing