The accounting department for sea city maryland maintains an appropriations ledger for its beautification department--supplies. the ledger shows that the amount appropriated for supplies $85,000. the ledger also shows that three purchase orders were placed, po a for $15,000, po b for $21,000, and po c for $27,000. the flowers ordered on po a arrived along with an invoice of $15,000. the soil and other supplies ordered on po b arrived, were inspected, and a voucher was approved and paid in the amount of $24,000. the trees ordered on po c had not yet arrived. according to the appropriations ledger, how much of the appropriation was available for spending?

You operate a small advertising agency. you employ two secretaries, a graphic designer, three sales representatives, and an office coordinator. 1. what types of things would you consider when determining how to compensate each position? describe two (2) considerations. 2. what type of compensation plan would you use for each position?

With the slowdown of business, how can starbucks ensure that the importance of leadership development does not get overlooked?

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?