Suppose there are 51 firms in a market. The largest firm has sales of $50 million and each of the other firms has sales of $1 million. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of this industry is:

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to:

Which of the following is an element of inventory holding costs? a. material handling costs b. investment costs c. housing costs d. pilferage, scrap, and obsolescence e. all of the above are elements of inventory holding costs.

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan