In a monopolistically competitive market like restaurants, large capital-intensive firms like McDonald's may co-exist with more labor-intensive mom-and-pop shops. In this case, higher labor costs would tend to favor the survival of:. a) large-scale capital-intensive firms more than the small firms. b) domestic restaurant firms more than the foreign firms. c) foreign firms more than the large-scale capital-intensive firms. d) small firms more than the large-scale capital-intensive firms

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Calculate riverside’s financial ratios for 2014. assume that riverside had $1,000,000 in lease payments and $1,400,000 in debt principal repayments in 2014. (hint: use the book discussion to identify the applicable ratios.)

Which of the following is one of the main causes of inflation? a. wages drop so workers have to spend a higher percentage of income on necessities. b. demand drops and forces producers to charge more to meet their costs. c. rising unemployment cuts into national income. d. consumers demand goods faster than they can be supplied.