Financial institutions in the u. s. economysuppose jacques would like to invest $3,000 of his savings. one way of investing is to purchase stock or bonds from a private company. suppose robotroid, a robotics firm, is selling stocks to raise money for a new lab—a practice known as finance. buying a share of robotroid stock would give jacques in the firm. in the event that robotroid runs into financial difficulty, will be paid first.

You are frustrated to find that the only way to contact the customer service department is to make a phone call. the number listed would result in long distance charges to your phone bill. which issue should be addressed by the company to keep its crm in line with your expectations?

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?

Consider a consumer who is contemplating a new automobile purchase. she has narrowed her decision down to two brands, honda accord and ford taurus. she has identified gas mileage, price, warranty, and styling to be important attributes to consider in her decision