Darius Rucker is leaving Theta Tech after several years. During his time at Theta he accumulated a deferred payroll benefit. He must choose between a lump-sum distribution or annual payments over the next 10 years, with his first payment deposited today. He believes he can invest any sum received at 4.95% for the next ten years. The annual payments are $20,311 and the lump-sum distribution is $165,000. To the nearest dollar, the more valuable choice is .

Every 10 years, the federal government sponsors a national survey of health and health practices (nhanes). one question in the survey asks participants to rate their overall health using a 5-point rating scale. what is the scale of measurement used for this question? ratio ordinal interval nominal

Two products, qi and vh, emerge from a joint process. product qi has been allocated $34,300 of the total joint costs of $55,000. a total of 2,900 units of product qi are produced from the joint process. product qi can be sold at the split-off point for $11 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,900 and then sold for $13 per unit. if product qi is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?

Do a swot analysis for the business idea you chose in question 2 above. describe at least 2 strengths, 2 weaknesses, 2 opportunities, and 2 threats for that company idea.