Cash flows occurring in different periods should not be compared unless: Multiple Choice interest rates are expected to be stable. the flows occur no more than one year from each other. high rates of interest can be earned on the flows. the flows have been discounted to a common date.

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money.msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach

When immigration adds to the size of the domestic labor pool, which of the following is likely to occur? a. wages decrease. b. productivity increases. c. consumption decreases. d. minimum wage increases.

Which of the following results from the latest decision round is most important in providing guidance to company managers make in strategic moves and decisions to improve their companies competitiveness and rank among the top-performing companies in the current decision round