Atelephone company offers two services: landlines and internet. there are two types of customer demographics for these services. one customer demographic values the internet service at $40/month, but only values landlines at $10/month. the other customer demographic values the internet service less, at $30/month, but values the landline telephone service at $40/month. the two customer demographics are each comprised of 100 persons. internet and landlines each cost $30/month to supply to each customer who purchases them (so the cost to supply both products to a customer is $60/month). which pricing scheme should the telephone company adopt?

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Which term best fits the sentence? is the process of reasoning, analyzing, and making important decisions. it’s an important skill in making career decisions. a. critical thinking b. weighing pros and cons c. goal setting

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.