The following people spent their money during different time periods. Label each of their scenarios as to whether they bought their goods during a time of inflation, deflation, or price stability. Peter is a compulsive gamer. He decides to buy World of Warcraft, all of its expansions, Starcraft 2, a PS3, a Wii, and an Xbox 360 since prices in general have been rising at an alarming rate. (INFLATION)Melissa decides to start her own personal library and chooses to amass a private collection of books and magazines about world religions, cooking, comics, and economics. As she reads an issue of The Economist, she discovers overall price levels have changed only 0.01% in the past 2 years and decides it doesn't matter whether she starts the project now or later. (PRICE STABILITY)Linda postpones her wedding even though most food prices and most service prices were dropping this year, which would help keep the cost of the wedding down.(DEFLATION)Out of these individuals, whose money gained the most value during their time period?

This problem has been solved! see the answercompute and interpret altman's z-scoresfollowing is selected financial information for ebay, for its fiscal years 2005 and 2006.(in millions, except per share data) 2006 2005current assets $ 4,970.59 $ 3,183.24current liabilities 2,518.39 1,484.93total assets 13,494.01 11,788.99total liabilities 2,589.38 1,741.00shares outstanding 1,368.51 1,404.18retained earnings 4,538.35 2,819.64stock price per share 30.07 43.22sales 5,969.74 4,552.40earnings before interest and taxes 1,439.77 1,445.18compute and interpret altman z-scores for the company for both years. (do not round until your final answer; then round your answers to two decimal places.)2006 z-score = answer2005 z-score = answerwhich of the following best describes the company's likelihood to go bankrupt given the z-score in 2006 compared to 2007.the z-score in 2006 is half of the 2005 score. both z-scores are well above the score that represents a healthy company.the z-score in 2006 is double the 2005 score. the z-score has increased sharply, which suggests the company has greatly increased the risk of bankruptcy.the z-score in 2006 is half of the 2005 score. the z-score has decreased sharply, which suggests the company is in financial distress.the z-score in 2006 is double the 2005 score. the z-score has increased sharply, which suggests the company has greatly lowered the risk of bankruptcy.

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental questions? which products will be in scarce supply and which in excess supply? who should appoint the head of the central bank? how much should society save? correct what goods and services will be produced?

When conducting a swot analysis, information about turnover, profit margins, and staff quality can be used to identify: