Sealed bidding is appropriate when discussion/negotiations are required to determine price and delivery terms?
(a) true
(b) false

Computing depreciation, net book value, and gain or loss on asset sale lynch company owns and operates a delivery van that originally cost $46,400. lynch has recorded straight-line depreciation on the van for four years, calculated assuming a $5,000 expected salvage value at the end of its estimated six-year useful life. depreciation was last recorded at the end of the fourth year, at which time lynch disposes of this van. compute the net bookvalue of the van on the disposal date.

Astock with a beta of 0.6 has an expected rate of return of 13%. if the market return this year turns out to be 10 percentage points below expectations, what is your best guess as to the rate of return on the stock? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.