You are the chief financial officer (CFO) of Gaga Enterprises, an edgy fashion design firm. Your firm needs $ 19 million to expand production. How do you think the process of raising this money will vary if you raise it with the help of a financial institution versus raising it directly in the financial markets?a) investment banking institutions will allow the gaga enterprises CFO to raise more money at a lower cost per dollar raised.

b) financial institutions, such as investment banks, provide expertise in the acquisition of funds

c) investment banking institutions are able to use the expertise developed through the acquisiton of funds for many firms to reduce the effort and cost of acquiring funds for any single business.

d) raising the money directly in the financial markets will allow the Gaga Enterprises CFO to avoid the invesetment bank's commissions and thus raise more money at a lower cost per dolla rraised.

Afirm that makes electronic circuits has been ordering a certain raw material 250 ounces at a time. the firm estimates that carrying cost is i = 30% per year, and that ordering cost is about $20 per order. the current price of the ingredient is $200 per ounce. the assumptions of the basic eoq model are thought to apply. for what value of annual demand is their action optimal?

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

If a product goes up in price, and the demand for it drops, that product's demand is a. elastic b. inelastic c. stable d. fixed select the best answer from the choices provided