Consider the following costs of owning and operating a car. A $15 comma 000 Fiat 500 Pop financed over 60 months at 5 percent interest means a monthly payment of $283. Insurance costs $140 a month regardless of how much you drive. The car gets 20 miles per gallon and uses regular-grade gasoline that costs $2.10 per gallon. Finally, suppose that wear and tear on the car costs about $0.15 a mile. Which costs are fixed, and which are variable? What is the marginal cost of a mile driven? In deciding whether to drive from Atlanta to Las vegas, which costs would you consider? Why?

Lohn corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $18, $14, $13, and $8.50. afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 4 percent growth rate in dividends forever. if the required return on the stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price?

You meet that special person and get married. amazingly your spouse has exactly the same income you do 47,810. if your tax status is now married filing jointly what is your tax liability

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.