Interest rates on 4-year Treasury securities are currently 5.1%, while 6-year Treasury securities yield 7.95%. If the pure expectations theory is correct, what does the market believe that 2-year securities will be yielding 4 years from now

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less

Lillypad toys is a manufacturer of educational toys for children. six months ago, the company's research and development division came up with an idea for a unique touchscreen device that can be used to introduce children to a number of foreign languages. three months ago, the company produced a working prototype, and last month the company successfully launched its new device on the commercial market. what should lillypad's managers prepare for next? a. increased competition from imitators b. a prolonged period of uncontested success c. a sharp decline in demand for the product d. a difficult struggle to move from invention to innovation

The purpose of the transportation approach for location analysis is to minimize which of the following? a. total costsb. total fixed costsc. the number of shipmentsd. total shipping costse. total variable costs