George kyparisis owns a company that manufactures sailboats. actual demand for george's sailboats during each of the past four seasons was as follows: year season 1 2 3 4 winter 1 comma 4401,440 1 comma 2001,200 1 comma 0001,000 920920 spring 1 comma 5601,560 1 comma 4401,440 1 comma 6401,640 1 comma 5801,580 summer 1 comma 0001,000 2 comma 1402,140 2 comma 0402,040 1 comma 9001,900 fall 680680 810810 650650 500500 george has forecasted that annual demand for his sailboats in year 5 will equal 5 comma 6005,600 sailboats. based on the given data and using the multiplicative seasonal model, the demand level for george's sailboats in the spring of year 5 will be nothing sailboats (enter a whole number). enter your answer in the answer box and then click check answer.

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

University car wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. the new machines cost $219,000 including installation. the company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $19,500. university car wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,500 total hours. actual use per year was as follows: year hours used 1 3,100 2 1,100 3 1,200 4 2,800 5 2,600 6 1,200 prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the following methods: 1. straight-line. 2. double-declining-balance. 3. activity-based.

True or false entrepreneurs try to meet the needs of the marketplace by supplying a service or product