Using debt and preferred stock in the capital structure of a firm will select one: a. increase financial risk b. decrease business risk c. increase the tax payable by the firm. d. decrease operating leverage e. increase the book value of common stoc

Which statement describes a monopoly? many firms produce identical products with no control over the market price. many firms produce differentiated products with control over market price. a single firm produces a product with no close substitutes and control over the market price. a single firm produces a product with many close substitutes and limited control over the market price.

Faldo corp sells on terms that allow customers 45 days to pay for merchandise. its sales last year were $325,000, and its year-end receivables were $60,000. if its dso is less than the 45-day credit period, then customers are paying on time. otherwise, they are paying late. by how much are customers paying early or late? base your answer on this equation: dso - credit period = days early or late, and use a 365-day year when calculating the dso. a positive answer indicates late payments, while a negative answer indicates early payments.a. 21.27b. 22.38c. 23.50d. 24.68e. 25.91b

What business practice contributed most to andrew carnegie’s ability to form a monopoly?