3. You want to buy a new refrigerator with a price tag of $3,000 and the seller has two special offers for you. Offer 1 (zero-interest financing): You make a down payment of $300 now and 36 consecutive monthly installments of $75 (the first payment is due in one month). Offer 2 (immediate cash back): You make a full payment now and get an immediate $400 cash back. The two offers cannot be combined with each other. What is the effective monthly interest rate (EMR) implied in these two offers

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

You are president of a large corporation. at a typical monthly meeting, each of your vice presidents gives standard area reports. in the past, these reports have been good, and the vps seem satisfied about their work. based on situational approach to leadership, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?

Principals are an administration career