When the values of stocks and bonds fluctuate, they have an impact on the balance sheets of insurance companies. why is that impact more likely to be a problem for life insurance companies than for property and casualty companies?
a. because property and casualty insurance companies are likely to have to make a large number of payments in the future, they invest primarily in assets, like .
b. payments from life insurance companies occur in the future, so they invest in instruments, predominantly .
c. life insurance companies face the risk that they will have to sell when prices are low in order to pay policyholders’ claims.

He set of companies a product goes through on the way to the consumer is called the a. economic utility b. cottage industry c. market saturation d. distribution chain

Yael decides that she no longer enjoys her job, and she quits to open a gluten-free, dairy-free kosher bakery. she pays a monthly rent for her store of $2,000. her labor costs for one month are $4,500, and she spends $6,000 a month on nut flours, sugar, and other supplies. yael was earning $2,500 a month working as a bank teller. these are her only costs. her monthly revenue is $14,000. which of the following statements about yael’s costs and profit are correct? correct answer(s) an accountant would say she is earning a monthly profit of $1,500. her implicit costs are $2,500 a month. an economist would tell her that she is experiencing a loss. her total costs are $12,500 a month. her explicit costs include the labor, rent, and supplies for her store. her economic profit is $1,500 a month.

Marta communications, inc. has provided incomplete financial statements for the month ended march 31. the controller has asked you to calculate the missing amounts in the incomplete financial statements. use the information included in the excel simulation and the excel functions described below to complete the task