The table below shows the functions to represent the sale f(t), in thousands, of four companies in t years:

company a b c d
sale f(t) = 1.05t f(t) = 0.75t f(t) = 1.212t f(t) = 0.9712t

which of the following companies showed an exponential growth in sale?
company a and company c

company b and company d

company c and company d

company a and company b

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?

For the year ended december 31, a company has revenues of $323,000 and expenses of $199,000. the company paid $52,400 in dividends during the year. the balance in the retained earnings account before closing is $87,000. which of the following entries would be used to close the dividends account?

To appeal to a new target market, the maker of hill's coffee has changed the product's package design, reformulated the coffee, begun advertising price discounts in women's magazines, and started distributing the product through gourmet coffee shops. what has been changed? a. the product's perceptual value. b.the product's 4ps. c. the method used in its target marketing. d. the ownership of the product line. e. the product's utility.