Beatty justifies the new role of firemen by claiming to be "custodians of [society's] peace of mind, the focus of [the] understandable and rightful dread of being inferior." what does he mean by this, and is there any sense that he might be right? support your ideas with evidence from your reading, observations or experience.

Chang corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). its sales for the last year were $595,000, and its net income was $25,000. stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%. what profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% roe, holding everything else constant? a. 9.45%b. 9.93%c. 10.42%d. 10.94%e. 11.49%

Experienced problem solvers always consider both the value and units of their answer to a problem. why?

Afamily wishes to save for future college expenses. which financial tool should the family invest in?