3. Jobs Boost as Lidl Unveils Plans for £20m Warehouse Expansion
The German supermarket giant Lidl has plans to expand its distribution centre in County Antrim and open additional stores across Northern Ireland. The company is already recruiting new employees to facilitate its growth and expansion plan. Throughout the build, it could be employing more than 100 construction workers as well.
Source: Belfast Telegraph, June 12, 2015
a. Which of Lidl’s decisions described in the news clip is a short-run decision and which is a long-run
decision?
b. Why is Lidl’s long-run decision riskier than its short-run decision?

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Oliver's company is planning the launch of their hybrid cars. the company has included "never-before-seen" product benefits in the hybrid cars. which type of advertising should oliver's company use for the new cars?

You are president of a large corporation. at a typical monthly meeting, each of your vice presidents gives standard area reports. in the past, these reports have been good, and the vps seem satisfied about their work. based on situational approach to leadership, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?