At the end of a month, a large retail store classifies each of its customer’s accounts according to current (0), 30–60 days overdue (1), 60–90 days overdue (2), more than 90 days (3). Their experience indicates that the accounts move from state to state according to a Markov chain with transition probability matrix

It is estimated that over 100,000 students will apply to the top 30 m.b.a. programs in the united states this year. a. using the concept of net present value and opportunity cost, when is it rational for an individual to pursue an m.b.a. degree. b. what would you expect to happen to the number of applicants if the starting salaries of managers with m.b.a. degrees remained constant but salaries of managers without such degrees decreased by 20 percent