A. J. And April Couch just opened a computer store in a small community. Before opening the store, they listened to their SBA counselor's warnings about the importance of having balanced experience, that is, marketing, finance, and personnel experience in the computer-store business because

about two out of three small firms close within five years of their founding

Explanation:

According to a research that was done, it was found that out of three small firms, two close within the first five years they were established.

The reasons that were said to have caused this failure were funding challenges, faulty business model, inadequate management team and marketing initiatives that were unsuccessful.

Therefore, small business owners sgoutd try as much as possible to curtail risks that could possibly lead to the downfall of the business and also make sure the consumers are willing to purchase the product at the price given and that the product satisfies their needs.

the investment was $14,174.196

explanation:

a lump sum means that the father of the example made one deposit and leave it be.

we need to know the value of a capital that generated at 4.05% per year during 28 years the sum of $48,613.24

now clearing the formula to solve for capital we got:

and we reach the answer investment = $14,174.20

there's 11 people for the 1st position. then, no matter who gets it, there's only 10 left for the second, and then 9 left for the third. 11 x 10 x 9 = 990.   the answer is there are 990 different ways the positions can be filled by these applicants