Donna, who is single and 30 years old, received several speeding tickets recently and was shocked by the effect they had on her auto insurance. Donna drives a 2017 Pontiac Firebird. She is currently not covered by health insurance, has an emergency fund of $25,000, an income of $100,000 per year, and an investment portfolio of $230,000. She is trying to reduce the price of her auto insurance. Which of the following actions is most likely to help Donna reduce the price of her auto insurance?a. lower her liability limits to the minimum allowed in her state b. drop her medical payments coverage c. raise her deductible from $250 to $1,000 d. drop her comprehensive coverage and keep collision-only e. drop everything from her policy except the liability insurance

Carlos would like to start saving for his son’s college expenses. which type of savings account should carlos open? ida money market 529 plan basic savings account

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

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing