Suppose a statistical study finds that the demand for brand x automobile tires is q = 800 minus5p, where q is the number of brand x tires sold per year (in thousands of tires), and p is the price per tire. how confident would you be that this is an accurate equation for brand x tire demand?
a. not very confident because other factors affecting the sales of tires have been left out of the equation.
b. very confident because the negative sign in front of price (p) means the demand curve has a negative slope, as it should.
c. very confident because statistical studies are very accurate.
d. not very confident because methods other than statistical studies are better at estimating demand equations.

Profits from using currency options and futures.on july 2, the two-month futures rate of the mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unannualized). there was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. there was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. the premium on each of these options was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. on september 2, the option expired. go to the oanda.com website (or any site that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the mexican peso. you exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so. a. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option? b. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option? c. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2? d. what was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2

The fiscal 2016 financial statements of nike inc. shows average net operating assets (noa) of $8,450 million, average net nonoperating obligations (nno) of $(4,033) million, average total liabilities of $9,014 million, and average equity of $12,483 million. the company's 2016 financial leverage (flev) is: select one: a. (0.477) b. (0.559 c. (0.323) d. (0.447) e. there is not enough information to determine the ratio.

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