Suppose the fixed interest rate on a loan is 5.75% and the rate of inflation is expected to be 4.25%. the real interest rate is 1.5%. suppose now that instead of 4.25%, the inflation rate unexpectedly reaches 5.5%. who gains and who loses from this unanticipated inflation?

(mark all that apply.)

a. lenders gain from a lower real interest rate.

b. borrowers gain from a lower real interest rate.

c. borrowers lose from a lower real interest rate.

d. lenders lose from a lower real interest rate.

howard, fine, & howard is an advertising agency. the firm uses an activity-based costing system to allocate overhead costs to its services. information about the firm's activity cost pool rates follows: stooge company was a client of howard, fine, & howard. recently, 7 administrative assistant hours, 3 new ad campaigns, and 8 meeting hours were incurred for the stooge company account. using the activity-based costing system, how much overhead cost would be allocated to the stooge company account?

In our daily interactions we can find ourselves listening to other people solely for the purpose of finding weakness in their positions so that we can formulate a convincing response. select one: true false

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.