1. From its peak in September 2012 to the end of March 2013, Apple’s stock price fell by 37%, from $702.10 to $442.66. Examine ONLY the financial reports (in the appendices)
and identify areas that were responsible for this stock performance.
2. State the amount of cash holdings Apple reported in their 2020 annual report (10-k)1 and state Apple’s plan to disburse cash holdings for 2020 and beyond.

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

If the findings and the results are not presented properly, the research completed was a waste of time and money. true false

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?