1. A fundamental role of inventory is facilitating supply and demand. Apple must balance an adequate supply of components and products with customer demand (often difficult to forecast). Was Tim Cook’s decision to switch to a centralized inventory appropriate? Should any changes be made to Apple’s inventory model? Is a shortage in supply a risk worth taking?

Singer and mcmann are partners in a business. singer’s original capital was $40,000 and mcmann’s was $60,000. they agree to salaries of $12,000 and $18,000 for singer and mcmann respectively and 10% interest on original capital. if they agree to share remaining profits and losses on a 3: 2 ratio, what will mcmann’s share of the income be if the income for the year was $15,000?

Maria's family drove 140 mi to her grandparents' house and averaged 56 mi/h on the way thereon the return trip, they averaged 50 mi/hwhat was the total time maria's family spent driving to and from her grandparents' house? o2.5 ho 2.6 ho5.2 ho 53 hnext

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?