A company must decide if it will make or buy an item it needs. The company can make the item for $10 per unit, but must invest $15,000 in tooling to do so. An outside firm has quoted a total price of $12 per unit to supply the quantity required (assume their fixed costs are included in the quoted price). Which alternative should be selected if annual requirements are 5,000 units

What is private equity investing? who participates in it and why? how is palamon positioned in the industry? how does private equity investing compare with public market investing? what are the similarities and differences between the two? why is palamon interested in teamsystem? does it fit with palamon’s investment strategy? how much is 51% of teamsystem’s common equity worth? use both a discounted cash flow and a multiple-based valuation to justify your recommendation. what complexities do cross-border deals introduce? what are the specific risks of this deal? what should louis elson recommend to his partners? is it a go or not? if it is a go, what nonprice terms are important? if it’s not a go, what counterproposal would you make?

Four key marketing decision variables are price (p), advertising (a), transportation (t), and product quality (q). consumer demand (d) is influenced by these variables. the simplest model for describing demand in terms of these variables is: d = k – pp + aa + tt + qq where k, p, a, t, and q are constants. discuss the assumptions of this model. specifically, how does each variable affect demand? how do the variables influence each other? what limitations might this model have? how can it be improved?

Which of the following describes a situation of scarcity? a. someone offers free advice about getting into college. b. someone distributes free bottles of water at the beach. c. a child charges friends for a ride on his new bike. d. a person lets the kids in the neighborhood use his pool.