74) On May 1, 2007, Joe Hill is considering one of the following newly issued 10-year AAA corporate bonds. Description Coupon Price Callable Call Price Wildwood, due May 1, 2015 5 % 100 noncallable NA Asbury, due May 1, 2015 5.4 % 100 currently callable 102 If the volatility of interest rates is expected to increase, then Joe Hill should . A) prefer the Wildwood bond to the Asbury bond B) prefer the Asbury bond to the Wildwood bond C) be indifferent between the Wildwood bond and the Asbury bond D) The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

If a team of three workers, each making the u.s. federal minimum wage, produced these 12 rugs, what would the total labor cost be? don't forget that these workers would be working overtime.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Do a swot analysis for the business idea you chose in question 2 above. describe at least 2 strengths, 2 weaknesses, 2 opportunities, and 2 threats for that company idea.