Given the following information, determine the total amount of abc company’s cash and cash equivalents on december 31, 2017: balance in checking account: $5,234 balance in money market account: $8,000 certificate of deposit, purchased on nov. 1, 2017, matures april 30, 2018: $10,000 apple stock, purchased dec. 1, 2017, expected to sell jan. 15, 2018: $15,000 treasury bill, purchased dec. 15, 2017, matures feb. 15, 2018: $3,000 postage stamps: valued at $50 petty cash on $110

Abank provides its customers mobile applications that significantly simplify traditional banking activities. for example, a customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a check and electronically deposit into an account. this unique service demonstrates the bank’s desire to practice which one of porter’s strategies?

Asmall town wants to build some new recreational facilities. the proposed facilities include a swimming pool, recreation center, basketball court and baseball field. the town council wants to provide the facilities which will be used by the most people, but they face budget and land limitations. the town has $400,000 and 14 acres of land. the pool requires locker facilities which would be in the recreation center, so if the swimming pool is built the recreation center must also be built. also, the council has only enough flat land to build the basketball court or the baseball field. the daily usage and cost of the facilities (in $1,000) are shown below. which facilities should they build? facilityusagecost ($1,000)landswimming pool4001002recreation center5002003basketball court3001504baseball field2001005

Shelby bought her dream car, a 1966 red convertible mustang, with a loan from her credit union. if shelby paid 5.1% and the bank earned a real rate of return of 3.5%, what was the inflation rate over the life of the loan?