A company is expected to generate $175,000 in earnings next period and requires a 20% return on equity capital. Using the assumptions of the price-earnings ratio, what would be the company's value at the beginning of next period

How do patents and copyrights encourage innovation? they limit the number of inventions an individual may patent or copyright, so more people can invent things. they prevent inventors and other creative people from making huge profits, thus keeping prices low for consumers. they grant companies the right to copy the inventions and creative works of individuals at little or no cost. they give inventors and writers exclusive rights to make and sell their inventions and works, possibly making large profits?

marketing strategies should be established before marketing objectives are decided. t/f

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u. s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items