Suppose that the cost of engaging in internet transactions increases substantially due to cyber crime. What are the likely consequences? What markets would be affected, and what types of impacts would you expect to see?

Aldrich and co. sold goods to donovan on credit. the amount owed grew steadily, and finally aldrich refused to sell any more to donovan unless donovan signed a promissory note for the amount due. donovan did not want to but signed the note because he had no money and needed more goods. when aldrich brought an action to enforce the note, donovan claimed that the note was not binding because it had been obtained by economic duress. was he correct? [aldrich & co. v. donovan, 778 p.2d 397 (mont.)]

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

Microsoft's stock price peaked at 6118% of its ipo price more than 13 years after the ipo suppose that $10,000 invested in microsoft at its ipo price had been worth $600,000 (6000% of the ipo price) after exactly 13 years. what interest rate, compounded annually, does this represent? (round your answer to two decimal places.)