Lisa goes to an electronics store to purchase a washing machine. after comparing the various brands of washing machines available, their technical features, prices, and durability, she purchases the one that is cheaper and smaller in size than the rest. in this case, lisa purchases a

Afirm wants to hire a project manager (pm) at a salary of $100,000. 30% of pms have high ability, and 70% of pms have low ability. high ability pms generate $120,000 in revenue and low ability pms generate $80,000 in revenue. in addition to differences in productivity, high and low ability pms have different outside offers. if a high ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company at a salary of $80,000. if the low ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company for $70,000. high ability pms are also able to get a project management professional (pmp) certification at a cost of $1,000. low ability pms are unable to get a pmp certification (they would fail the test). the firm is not able to observe a pm’s ability, but is able to observe and verify whether or not the pm has a pmp certificate.(a) draw the extensive form of the game.expert answer

The wall street journal reported that over a recent five-month period, a downturn in the economy has caused endowments to decline 23%. what is the estimate of the dollar amount of the decline in the total endowments held by these 10 universities (to the nearest billion)?

Jason is looking for an engagement ring to offer his girlfriend. he has found a similar ring at each of four different jewelry stores. he doesn't have enough money to pay for the ring in cash, so he is planning on opening a line of credit (credit card) at the store he ends up buying the ring from. the chart below outlines the difference in the price of the rings the different stores offer as well as the difference in credit options. jason plans to pay off the ring purchase in 36 months. according to the information in the table, which of the jewelry stores will have the cheapest ring in the end?