George johnson recently inherited a large sum of money; he wants to use a portion of this money to set up a trust fund for his two children. the trust fund has two investment options: (1) a bond fund and (2) a stock fund. the projected returns over the life of the investments are 6% for the bond fund and 10% for the stock fund. whatever portion of the inheritance george finally decides to commit to the trust fund, he wants to invest at least 30% of that amount in the bond fund. in addition, he wants to select a mix that will enable him to obtain a total return of at least 7.5%. formulate a linear programming model that can be used to determine the percentage that should be allocated to each of the possible investment alternatives. if required, round your answers to three decimal places. value of optimal solution is %

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

You speak to a business owner that is taking in almost $2000 in revenue each month. the owner still says that they are having trouble keeping the doors open. how can that be possible? use the terms of revenue, expenses and profit/loss in your answer

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?