All of the following are advantages to the franchisor except a. fast and selective distribution of products. b. a freeing up of capital for expansion of goods and services. c. no involvement in national advertising campaigns. d. gains from the franchisee's high motivation. e. assurance of how the outlets will be maintained and operated.

The vaska company buys a patent on january 1, year one, and agrees to pay $100,000 per year for the next five years. the first payment is made immediately, and the payments are made on each january 1 thereafter. if a reasonable annual interest rate is 8 percent, what is the recorded value of the patent? 1. $378,4252. $431,2133. $468,9504. $500,000

Your father offers you a choice of $120,000 in 11 years or $48,500 today. use appendix b as an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a-1. if money is discounted at 11 percent, what is the present value of the $120,000?

The prebisch–singer hypothesis concludes that: a. technology lowers the cost of manufactured products, so developing countries should see an increase in their terms of trade. b. developing countries experience a long-run decline in their terms of trade, as the demand for primary products in higher-income countries declines relative to their demand for manufactured goods. c. because of unfair trading practices, labor in developing countries is exploited. d. opec has been responsible for a slowdown in the world's standard of living.