As a customer walks into the branch office during the lunch hour, he asks the branch manager how long he can expect to wait. the branch manager replies, almost certainly less than 5 minutes." on the basis of the results of (a) through (c), evaluate the accuracy of this statement. choose the correct response below. a. since the mean and median are both greater than 5 minutes, the customer is likely to experience a waiting time in excess of 5 minutes.
b. since the range of values is greater than 5 minutes, the customer is likely to experience a waiting time in excess of 5 minutes.
c. since the standard deviation is less than 5 minutes, the customer is likely to experience a waiting time less than 5 minutes.
d. although both the mean and median are greater than 5 minutes, all values greater than 5 minutes have a z score greater than plus+3.0, thus they are outliers. this means the branch manager's statement is accurate

Emily sold the following investments during the year: stock date purchased date sold sales price cost basis a. 1,000 shares dot com co. 03-21-2007 02-04-2018 $20,000 $5,000 b. 500 shares big box store 05-19-2017 01-22-2018 $8,200 $7,500 c. 300 shares lotta fun, inc. 10-02-2017 09-21-2018 $3,000 $4,500 d. 700 shares local gas co. 06-17-2017 11-11-2018 $14,000 $17,000 for each stock, calculate the amount and the nature of the gain or loss.

Amanda rice has just arranged to purchase a $640,000 vacation home in the bahamas with a 20 percent down payment. the mortgage has a 7 percent apr compounded monthly and calls for equal monthly payments over the next 30 years. her first payment will be due one month from now. however, the mortgage has an eight-year balloon payment, meaning that the balance of the loan must be paid off at the end of year 8. there were no other transaction costs or finance charges. how much will amanda’s balloon payment be in eight years

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.