Mary recently purchased a boutique. When she bought the boutique, its market value and book value were equal. Included in the purchase were the building, fixtures, and inventory. Which of the following might have caused the market value of this boutique to be less than its book value?
Multiple Choice
A sudden and unexpected increase in inflation
The replacement of old inventory items with more desirable products
A sudden and unexpected Increase in Inflation
The replacement of old Inventory items with more desirable products Improvements to the surrounding area by other store owners Construction of a new restricted access highway located between the boutique and the surrounding residential areas
Addition of a stop light at the main entrance to the boutique's parking lot

About 20 years ago, sturdy light, inc., produced a sturdy, lightweight backpack in a market that was rapidly growing. sturdy light became a leader in this market. eventually, the backpack market reached the maturity stage and slowed down. however, by this time, sturdy light had developed a strong brand name and continued to steadily lead the market. which of the following describes this scenario? a. sturdy light was a star that developed into a cash cow. b. sturdy light was a question mark that developed into a star. c. sturdy light was a dog that developed into a question mark. d. sturdy light was a cash cow that developed into a star.

Aproduction line has three machines a, b, and c, with reliabilities of .96, .86, and .85, respectively. the machines are arranged so that if one breaks down, the others must shut down. engineers are weighing two alternative designs for increasing the line’s reliability. plan 1 involves adding an identical backup line, and plan 2 involves providing a backup for each machine. in either case, three machines (a, b, and c) would be used with reliabilities equal to the original three. a. compute overall system reliability under plan 1. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability b. compute overall system reliability under plan 2. (round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 4 decimal places.) reliability c. which plan will provide the higher reliability? plan2plan1

Answer the questions about keynesian theory, market economics, and government policy. keynes believed that there were "sticky" wages and that recessions are caused by increases in prices. decreases in supply. decreases in aggregate demand (ad). increases in unemployment. keynes believed the government should increase ad through increased government spending, but not tax cuts. control wages to increase employment because of sticky wages. increase employment through tax cuts only. increase as through tax cuts. increase ad through either increased government spending or tax cuts. intervene when individual markets fail by controlling prices and production.