A firm decides to scale back its operations due to projections of slower demand. It will move from a large building to a smaller size office space. It will be paying less in total costs, although its costs per unit of output will be larger. The firm's average cost curve exhibits at these pointsSelect the correct answer below:constant returns to scale. diseconomies of scale. rising fixed costs. economies of scale

Ursus, inc., is considering a project that would have a five-year life and would require a $1,650,000 investment in equipment. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows (ignore income taxes.):

Select the correct answer. martha is a healer, a healthcare provider, and an experienced nurse. she wants to share her daily experiences, as well as her 12 years of work knowledge, with people who may be interested in health and healing. which mode of internet communication can martha use? a. wiki b. email c. message board d. chat e. blog

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?