Which of the following is true of investors using options to manage risk? A. Investors can hedge against a price decline by buying a call option. B. Investors can hedge against a price decline by buying a put option. C. Options suffer a loss if the value of the asset moves in the opposite direction of that being hedged against. D. Options are less expensive than other hedging devices.

Boteck is a full-service technology company. it provides equipment, installation services, and training services. customers can purchase any product or service separately or as a bundled package. on may 3, box-rite corporation purchased computer equipment, installation, and training for a total cost of $120,000. estimated stand-alone fair values of the equipment, installation, and training are $75,000, $50,000, and $25,000 respectively. the journal entry to record the sale and installation on may 3 will include select one:

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

The 39 percent and 38 percent tax rates both represent what is called a tax "bubble." suppose the government wanted to lower the upper threshold of the 39 percent marginal tax bracket from $335,000 to $208,000. what would the new 39 percent bubble rate have to be? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places,e.g., 32.16.)