Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $76 per share. You buy 500 shares using $22,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 6%. a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $81.32; (ii) $76; (iii) $70.68

When the national economy goes from bad to better, market research shows changes in the sales at various types of restaurants. projected 2011 sales at quick-service restaurants are $164.8 billion, which was 3% better than in 2010. projected 2011 sales at full-service restaurants are $184.2 billion, which was 1.2% better than in 2010. how will the dollar growth in quick-service restaurants sales compared to the dollar growth for full-service places?

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?

An arithmetic progression involves the addition of the same quantity to each number.which might represent the arithmetic growth of agricultural production