Anne is a bargain-minded shopper. normally, her favorite toothpaste costs the same at both of her local supermarkets, but the stores are having competing sales this week. at one store, there is a bonus offer: buy 2, get 1 free. at the other store, toothpaste is being sold at 40 percent off. anne instantly opts for the first offer. was that really the less-expensive choice

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Margaret company reported the following information for the current year: net sales $3,000,000 purchases $1,957,000 beginning inventory $245,000 ending inventory $115,000 cost of goods sold 65% of sales industry averages available are: inventory turnover 5.29 gross profit percentage 28% how do the inventory turnover and gross profit percentage for margaret company compare to the industry averages for the same ratios? (round inventory turnover to two decimal places. round gross profit percentage to the nearest percent.)

On average, someone with a bachelor's degree is estimated to earn times more than someone with a high school diploma. a)1.2 b)1.4 c)1.6 d)1.8