Suzy jones is trying to decide whether to use one or two suppliers for the motors than go into the chain saws that her company produces. she wants to use local suppliers because her firm runs a jit operation. her factory is located in a coastal town that is prone to hurricanes. she estimates that the probability in any year of a "super-event" that might shut down all suppliers at the same time for at least two weeks is 5%. such a total shutdown would cost the company approximately $100,000. she estimates the "unique-event" risk for any of the suppliers to be 10%. assuming that the marginal cost of managing an additional supplier is $12,000 per year, should suzy use one or two suppliers?

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

Computing equivalent units is especially important for: (a) goods that take a relatively short time to produce, such as plastic bottles. (b) goods with sustainability implications in their production processes. (c) goods that are started and completed during the same period. (d) goods that take a long time to produce, such as airplanes.