You are managing a project to develop a new commercial software package to be resold by your company. One of your senior software developers has recently had some health problems. You are concerned that he may soon be undergoing a surgical procedure while the project is in progress. You decide to leave the original project schedule unchanged, but develop a contingency plan of using outside contractor resources to complete the coding if necessary. Which type of risk response strategy are you demonstrating

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

In 1975, mcdonald’s introduced its egg mcmuffin breakfast sandwich, which remains popular and profitable today. this longevity illustrates the idea of: