The geometric mean is often used in business and economics for finding average rates of change, average rates of growth, or average ratios. given n values (all of which are positive), the geometric mean is the nth root of their product. the average growth factor for money compounded at annual interest rates of 13.4%, 7.8%, and 3.4% can be found by computing the geometric mean of 1.134, 1.078, and 1.034. find that average growth factor, or geometric mean. what single percentage growth rate would be the same as having three successive growth rates of 13.4%, 7.8%, and 3.4%? is that result the same as the mean of 13.4%, 7.8%, and 3.4%?

Electronics assembly inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. the company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. setup time between the phones is negligible. electronics assembly inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. cell phone demand forecast (phones/year) processing time (minutes/phone) mars 47,000 19.8 saturn 35,000 20.7 neptune 7,500 16.2 a. calculate total capacity required by line. b. determine the total operating time available. c. calculate the total number of assembly cells. (round up your answer to the next whole number.)

In a chapter 7 bankruptcy, a debtor:

For a firm that uses the weighted average method of process costing, which of the following must be true? (a) physical units can be greater than or less than equivalent units. (b) physical units must be equal to equivalent units. (c) equivalent units must be greater than or equal to physical units. (d) physical units must be greater than or equal to equivalent units.