Carmen’s Beauty Salon has estimated monthly financing requirements for the next six months as follows: January $ 9,700 April $ 9,700 February 3,700 May 10,700 March 4,700 June 5,700 Short-term financing will be utilized for the next six months. Projected annual interest rates are: January 6 % April 13 % February 7 May 12 March 10 June 12 What long-term interest rate would represent a break-even point between using short-term financing and long-term financing?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.