Midas touch, a venture capital firm, has the opportunity to invest in one of two firms that are in the process of globalizing. coolco, an air-conditioner manufacturer, faces intense pressure from its home market. barker, a dog-toy manufacturer, has encountered little competition in its country of origin. in which company should midas touch invest?
coolco, because air conditioners cost more to ship than dog toys do
coolco, because firms that face stiff competition at home tend to do better abroad
barker, because firms that face little or no competition at home tend to do better abroad
barker, because dog toys cost less to ship than air conditioners do

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?

The farmer's market just paid an annual dividend of $5 on its stock. the growth rate in dividends is expected to be a constant 5 percent per year indefinitely. investors require a 13 percent return on the stock for the first 3 years, a 9 percent return for the next 3 years, a 7 percent return thereafter. what is the current price per share? select one: a. $212.40 b. $220.54 c. $223.09 d. $226.84 e. $227.50 previous pagenext page

Luggage world buys briefcases with an invoice date of september 28. the terms of sale are 2/10 eom. what is the net date for this invoice