Explain what is meant by open interest. why does the open interest usually decline during the month preceding thedelivery month? on a particular day, there were 2,000 trades in a particular futures contract. this means that there were 2000 buyers (going long) and 2000 sellers (going short). of the 2,000 buyers, 1,400 were closing out positions and 600 were entering into new positions. of the 2,000 sellers, 1,200 were closing out positions and 800 were entering into new positions. what is the impact of the day's trading on open interest?

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.

The following information is from the 2019 records of albert book shop: accounts receivable, december 31, 2019 $ 42 comma 000 (debit) allowance for bad debts, december 31, 2019 prior to adjustment 2 comma 000 (debit) net credit sales for 2019 179 comma 000 accounts written off as uncollectible during 2017 15 comma 000 cash sales during 2019 28 comma 500 bad debts expense is estimated by the method. management estimates that $ 5 comma 300 of accounts receivable will be uncollectible. calculate the amount of bad debts expense for 2019.

Which of the following traits indicate that stephanie is good at time management in her new management role? during the work day, stephanie does not know what to do next. stephanie's work space is crowded and cluttered. stephanie uses breaks during work to see what friends are up to on social media. stephanie keeps a schedule for events, meetings, and deadlines.