Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio, other things held constant? a) an increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcyb) an increase in the corporate tax ratec) an increase in the personal tax rated) the federal reserve tightens interest rates in an effort to fight inflatione) the company's stock price hits a new low

Corey is trying to save money to buy a new tv. he invests $800 into an account paying 6.5% simple interest. for how long must he save if the tv costs $950? a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

Last week paul, ceo of quality furniture in south carolina, traveled to europe to visit customers. while overseas, paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers, explaining how the website will them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly. after visiting the last customer friday morning, paul was able to return to the corporate office in south carolina to meet with his board of directors that night. is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.