Rankin Corp. common stock is priced at $74.20 per share. The company just paid its $1.10 quarterly dividend. Interest rates are 6.0%. A $70.00 strike European call, maturing in 6 months, sells for $6.50. How much arbitrage profit/loss is made by shorting the European call, which is priced at $2.50?

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a:

The supreme choice pizza at pizza paradise contains 2 different meats and 2 different vegetables. the customer can select any one of 6 types of crust. if there are 4 meats and 9 vegetables to choose from, how many different supreme choice pizzas can be made?