Which of the following statements is correct? a. for mutually exclusive projects with normal cash flows, the npv and mirr methods can never conflict, but their results could conflict with the discounted payback and the regular irr methods. b. multiple irrs can exist, but not multiple mirrs. this is one reason some people favor the mirr over the regular irr. c. if a firm uses the discounted payback method with a required payback of 4 years, then it will accept more projects than if it used a regular payback of 4 years. d. the percentage difference between the mirr and the irr is equal to the project's cost of capital. e. the npv, irr, mirr, and discounted payback (using a payback requirement of 3 years or less) methods always lead to the same accept/reject decisions for independent projects.

How do patents and copyrights encourage innovation? they limit the number of inventions an individual may patent or copyright, so more people can invent things. they prevent inventors and other creative people from making huge profits, thus keeping prices low for consumers. they grant companies the right to copy the inventions and creative works of individuals at little or no cost. they give inventors and writers exclusive rights to make and sell their inventions and works, possibly making large profits?

The monthly sales for yazici​ batteries, inc., were as​ follows: month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sept oct nov dec sales 19 20 17 12 11 18 16 17 19 22 21 24 this exercise contains only parts b and c. ​b) the forecast for the next month​ (jan) using the naive method​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to a whole​ number). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 3-month moving average approach​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 6-month weighted average with weights of 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.20​, 0.20​, and 0.30​, where the heaviest weights are applied to the most recent month​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place). using exponential smoothing with alpha ​= 0.40 and a september forecast of 21.00​, the forecast for the next period​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). using a method of trend​ projection, the forecast for the next month​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). ​c) the method that can be used for making a forecast for the month of march is ▾ a 3-month moving average a 6-month weighted moving average exponential smoothing the naive method a trend projection .

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst