Suppose you think fedex stock is going to appreciate substantially in value in the next 6 months. say the stock's current price, s0, is $100, and the call option expiring in 6 months has an exercise price, x, of $100 and is selling at a price, c, of $10. with $10,000 to invest, you are considering three alternatives.

a. invest all $10,000 in the stock, buying 100 shares.

b. invest all $10,000 in 1,000 options (10 contracts).

c. buy 100 options (one contract) for $1,000, and invest the remaining $9,000 in a money market fund paying 4% in interest over 6 months (8% per year).

Forecasting as a first step in the team’s decision making, it wants to forecast quarterly demand for each of the two types of containers for years 6 to 8. based on historical trends, demand is expected to continue to grow until year 8, after which it is expected to plateau. julie must select the appropriate forecasting method and estimate the likely forecast error. which method should she choose? why? using the method selected, forecast demand for years 6 to 8.

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

Brenda wants a new car that will be dependable transportation and look good. she wants to satisfy both functional and psychological needs. true or false