While most of savvy inc.'s competitors were moving toward developing and emerging markets, savvy inc. decided to keep its operations limited to its home country so that it could gain some advantage. a few years later, however, savvy inc. lost its footing in the home market due to a sharp fall in demand. it then decided to invest in large-scale operations in the same developing nations as its competitors, within a short period of six months. however, its costs kept increasing, so it could not compete against the already established brands. in this scenario, the failure of savvy inc. can be attributed to

Outstanding stock consists of 8,300 shares of cumulative 7% preferred stock with a $10 par value and 4,300 shares of common stock with a $1 par value. during the first three years of operation, the corporation declared and paid the following total cash dividends. year dividend declared 2016 $ 0 2017 $ 7,300 2018 $ 45,000 the amount of dividends paid to preferred and common shareholders in 2018 is:

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld

Brenda wants a new car that will be dependable transportation and look good. she wants to satisfy both functional and psychological needs. true or false