Kari has been saving money for college for the past four years; she thinks that she is close to her goal amount of $30,000 which is helpful as she is currently a senior in high school. Kari begins to look for a university she might want to attend. Once Kari starts looking at the cost of college she runs across a number of places that would cost 30,000 in a single year. Kari is reluctant to move from her original view that she can find a four-year university that will not exceed her $30,000 budget. What method of problem solving has Kari employed

Which of the following is not an example of one of the four mail advantages of prices on a free market economy

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.