In january 2016, united airlines (ual) had a market capitalization of $ 20.57 billion, debt of $ 12.04 billion, and cash of $ 5.35 billion. united airlines had revenues of $ 39.68 billion. southwest airlines (luv) had a market capitalization of $ 27.62 billion, debt of $ 3.04 billion, cash of $ 3.16 billion, and revenues of $ 19.61 billion. a. compare the market capitalization-to-revenue ratio (also called the price-to-sales ratio) for united airlines and southwest airlines. b. compare the enterprise value-to-revenue ratio for united airlines and southwest airlines. c. which of these comparisons is more meaningful? explain.

In its 2016 annual report, caterpillar inc. reported the following (in millions): 2016 2015 sales $38,537 $47,011 cost of goods sold 28,309 33,546 as a percentage of sales, did caterpillar's gross profit increase or decrease during 2016? select one: a. gross profit increased from 26.8% to 28.6% b. gross profit decreased from 28.6% to 26.5% c. gross profit increased from 71.4% to 73.2% d. gross profit decreased from 73.2% to 71.4% e. there is not enough information to answer the question.

You and your new australian bride matilda, are applying for a loan and are required to submit a balance sheet with your net worth. you own a 2008 toyota camry that you bought last month for $9,995. the kelly blue book value for this car is $13,995. you owe $8,150 on the car loan for the camry. you pay off your visa credit card every month and have not paid any credit card interest this year. the current visa credit card balance is $3,522, and the next statement is due in 15 days. you have a student loan balance of $6,500. you presently have $425 in your checking account and $1,540 in your savings account. you own 100 shares of ibm stock that you purchased for $85.50 per share. one share of ibm is now selling for $158.42. you own computers and other electronics that you purchased for $4,100 but could probably sell today on e-bay for $1,800. your gross income is $80,000 per year. what is your current net worth? (see wb ch. 2 example 2.3)

Standardization is associated with which of the following management orientations? a) ethnocentric orientation b) polycentric orientation c) regiocentric orientation d) geocentric orientation