12. Describe an alternative investment that you might invest in someday, and explain why this investment is appealing to you

Assume General Electric Company agreed in May 2016 to construct a nuclear generator for NSTAR, a utility company serving the Boston area.

A company's perpetual preferred stock currently sells for $92.50 per share, and it pays an $8.00 annual dividend. If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 5.00% of the issue price.

Suppose Sharon earns $575 per week working as a programmer for PC Pros. She uses $9 to get her car washed at Spotless Car Wash. Spotless Car Wash pays Paolo $300 per week to wash cars. Paolo uses $200 to purchase software from PC Pros. and 1.

In a small, closed economy, national income (GDP) is $500 million for the current quarter. Individuals have spent $300 million on the consumption of goods and services.

A strategy based on diversification may fail to add value because companies: a. seek to achieve a low-cost position instead of differentiation. b.

One reason there is political opposition to international trade is that: the potential gains from specialization and trade are small. trade does not increase the total value of goods and services produced by a nation.

On January 2, year 2, Air, Inc. agreed to pay its former president $300,000 under a deferred compensation arrangement. Air should have recorded this expense in year 1 but did not do so.

A home improvement firm has quoted a price of? $9,800 to fix up? eric's backyard. five years? ago, eric put? $7,500 into a home improvement account that has earned an average of? 5.25% per year.

A budget surplus a. exists when government spending is greater than tax revenues. b. causes government debt to increase. c. occurs when the government has debt equal to zero. d. reduces the government's debt.

Monique was looking for a venue for her wedding reception. When she visited one potential location, she noticed that the landscaping was not complete, and there was stained carpet in the lobby.