In recent years, Fun Ltd has been in trouble. Sales of small handheld consoles has declined because of the popularity of smartphones. The company has lost money for three of the last four years, with the last year’s loss being $12,238 on sales of $1,624,354. How do they control the inventory? There are four warehouses. There is a central warehouse which is in the headquarters, and the three regional warehouses. Recently, regional sales managers complain frequently about poor customer service. There are managers reporting that some customer orders go unfilled or are late because of shortages at that regional warehouse.

What is the best way for the inventor to protect his/her investment if the invention of a new composite material for turbofan blades is susceptible to reverse engineering?

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.)

Atax on the sellers of coffee will a. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. b. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the e ffective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee. c. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. d. increa se the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee.