Find an initial solution to the following transportation problem. to from los angeles calgary panama city supply mexico city $6 $18 $8 100 detroit $17 $13 $19 60 ottawa $20 $10 $24 40 demand 50 80 70 the starting solution using northwest-corner method is: (note: you must enter a shipment in every cell, even if the shipment is 0.) to from los angeles calgary panama city supply mexico city $6 $18 $8 100 50 50 0 detroit $17 $13 $19 60 0 30 30 ottawa $20 $10 $24 40 0 0 40 demand 50 80 70 a) the total cost of the initial solution developed using the northwest-corner method = $ 3120. the starting solution using the intuitive lowest-cost method is: (note: you must enter a shipment in every cell, even if the shipment is 0.) to from los angeles calgary panama city supply mexico city $6 $18 $8 100 50 0 50 detroit $17 $13 $19 60 0 40 20 ottawa $20 $10 $24 40 0 40 0 demand 50 80 70 b) the total cost of the initial solution developed using the intuitive lowest-cost method = $ 2000. c) the total cost of the optimal solution = $ 5100.

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. there are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. the first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. the second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: . the difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. quantitative problem: barton industries expects next year's annual dividend, d1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. the firm's current common stock price, p0, is $22.00. if it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 6% flotation cost, f. assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. what is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retaine

You decided to charge $100 for your new computer game, but people are not buying it. what could you do to encourage people to buy your game?