Historically, the best asset for the long-term investor wanting to fend off the threats of inflation and taxes while making his money grow has been .

Employees of dti, inc. worked 1,600 direct labor hours in january and 1,000 direct labor hours in february. dti expects to use 18,000 direct labor hours during the year, and expects to incur $22,500 of worker’s compensation insurance cost for the year. the cash payment for this cost will be paid in april. how much insurance premium should be allocated to products made in january and february?

cranium, inc., purchases term papers from an overseas supplier under a continuous review system. the average demand for a popular mode is 300 units a day with a standard deviation of 30 units a day. it costs $60 to process each order and there is a five−day lead−time. the holding cost for a paper is $0.25 per year and the company policy is to maintain a 98% service level. cranium operates 200 days per year.what is the reorder point r to satisfy a 98% cycleminus−service level? a. greater than 1,700 unitsb. greater than 1,600 units but less than or equal to 1,700 unitsc. greater than 1,500 units but less than or equal to 1,600 unitsd. less than or equal to 1,500 units

Bdj co. wants to issue new 22-year bonds for some much-needed expansion projects. the company currently has 9.2 percent coupon bonds on the market that sell for $1,132, make semiannual payments, have a $1,000 par value, and mature in 22 years. what coupon rate should the company set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par?