Amanda inherited the only local cable TV/Internet company in town after her father passed away. The company has a local monopoly on the delivery of high-speed Internet service. The company is completely unregulated by the government and is therefore free to operate as it wishes. Assume that Amanda understands the true power of her new monopoly. Which of the following statements is (are) correct?
(i) She will be able to set the price of high-speed Internet service at whatever level she wishes.
(ii) The customers will be forced to purchase high-speed Internet service at whatever price she wants to set.
(iii) She will be able to achieve any profit level that she desires.
A. (i), (ii), and (iii)
B. (ii) only
C. (i) and (iii) only
D. (i) only

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

What are the benefits of different types of career education, like community colleges, vocational training programs, and four-year colleges?

Here are the expected cash flows for three projects: cash flows (dollars) project year: 0 1 2 3 4 a − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 0 b − 2,100 0 + 2,100 + 2,550 + 3,550 c − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 + 5,550 a. what is the payback period on each of the projects? b. if you use a cutoff period of 2 years, which projects would you accept?