A young customer who is a novice investor wishes to begin an investment program. He is eligible for his employer's 401(k) plan, to which the employer makes matching contributions, but he does not participate in the plan. Your advice to the customer should be to begin A) by making regular contributions to an income mutual fund B) by taking positions in individual stocks C) by making regular contributions to a growth mutual fund D) making payroll deduction contributions to the employer's 401(k) plan at least to the employer's matching level

Explain the relationship between consumers and producers in economic growth and activity

Asupermarket has been experiencing long lines during peak periods of the day. the problem is noticeably worse on certain days of the week, and the peak periods are sometimes different according to the day of the week. there are usually enough workers on the job to open all cash registers. the problem is knowing when to call some of the workers stocking shelves up to the front to work the checkout counters. how might decision models the supermarket? what data would be needed to develop these models?

Harris fabrics computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it estimated that 34,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of production. the company also estimated $599,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. harris's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $768,234 and its actual total direct labor was 34,500 hours.required: compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)