There are two existing firms in the market for computer chips. firm a knows how to reduce the production costs for the chip and is considering whether to adopt the innovation or not. innovation incurs a fixed setup cost of c, while increasing the revenue. however, once the new technology is adopted, another firm, b, can adopt it with a smaller setup cost of c/2. if a innovates and b does not, a earns $20 in revenue while b earns $0. if a innovates and b does likewise, both firms earn $15 in revenue. if neither firm innovates, both earn $5. under what condition will firm a innovate

•broussard skateboard’s sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8 million in 2016 to $9.2 million in 2017. its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. at the end of 2016, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. the after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. use the afn equation to forecast broussard’s additional funds needed for the coming year

How are interest rates calculated by financial institutions? financial institutions generally calculate interest as (1) interest or (.

The cost of labor is significantly lower in many countries than in the united states. if you move manufacturing to a facility to a country labeled as part of the axis of evil and a threat to world peace you will increase the net income of your client by $10 million per the facility is located in a country which limits personal freedom and engages in state sponsored terrorism. imagine you are a marketing consultant. (a) what would you tell the executives to do? (b) what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?