"In the recent years, prices of basic food commodities such as corn, rice, and wheat have increased sharply. An article in the Wall Street Journal stated that Chinese authorities were concerned that escalating prices would cause inflation and be followed by civil unrest. (Source: Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2011) If the Chinese government sets a price ceiling below the equilibrium price, the result will be to"

Sara bought 12 3/4 cakes sara's friends ate 3/8 how much cake is left

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly