Hankson corp. has five strategic business units (sbus)—information technology, insurance, publishing, fine arts, and tourism. it invests the majority of its funds in the information technology unit as the unit has a large market share and generates large amounts of its profits in a fast-growing market. in the context of the bcg matrix, which of the following categories of sbus best describes the information technology unit?
a. cash cows
b. stars
c. question marks
d. dogs

Uppose the book-printing industry is competitive and begins in a long-run equilibrium. then hi-tech printing company invents a new process that sharply reduces the cost of printing books. suppose hi-tech's patent prevents other firms from using the new technology. which of the following statements are true about what happens in the short run? check all that apply. hi-tech's average-total-cost curve shifts downward. hi-tech's profits increase. the price of books remains the same. hi-tech's marginal-cost curve remains the same.

The master manufacturing company has just announced a tender offer for its own common stock. master is offering to buy up to 100% of the company's stock at $20 per share contingent on at least 64% of the outstanding shares being tendered. after the announcement of the offer, the stock closed on the nyse up 2.50 at $18.75. a customer has 100 shares of master stock in his cash account. the customer tells you that he wishes to "cash out" his position. you should recommend that the customer:

In the current period, forward co. started with the production of 21,000 units and completed 8,400 units, leaving 13,200 units in process that are 42% complete. if forward co. incurred production costs of $34,980, what was forward's cost per equivalent unit for the period? (note: round your answer to two decimal places.)