The beaver creek pottery company is a small crafts operation run by a native american tribal council. the company employs skilled artisans to produce clay mugs and bowls with authentic native american designs and colors. the two primary resources used by the company are special pottery clay and skilled labor. producing a mug requires 1 hour of labor and 4 pounds of clay and yields a profit of $40. bowls, on the other hand, each require 2 hours of labor and 3 pounds of clay but produce a profit of $50 per unit. there are 40 hours of labor and 120 pounds of clay available each day for production. given these limited resources, the company desires to know how many mugs and bowls to produce each day in order to maximize its profit.

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

List three careers that require knowledge of science. list three careers that require the use of of math. list three careers that require the use of foreign language. list three careers that require the use of good writing skills. list three careers that require the use of good computer skills.

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)