Requirement 2. Now assume that the Hall of Fame wants special hologram baseball cards. Sports minus Cardz must spend $ 5 comma 000 to develop this hologram, which will be useless after the special order is completed. Prepare an incremental analysis to determine whether Sports minus Cardz should accept the special order under these circumstances. (Enter a "0" for any zero balances. Use parentheses or a minus sign to indicate a decrease in operating income from the special order.) Total Order Incremental Analysis of Special Sales Order Decision Per Unit (54,000 units) Revenue from special order Less variable expense associated with the order: Variable manufacturing costs Contribution margin Less: Additional fixed expenses associated with the order Increase (decrease) in operating income from the special order

The risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 11%. a. calculate the required rate of return on a security with a beta of 1.92. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. if the security is expected to return 15%, is it overpriced or underpriced?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst