Which of the following factors would tend to reduce a firm's business risk? Group of answer choices The firm changes its operations to make them more cyclical. The firm increases its operating leverage. The firm increases the fixed costs that are associated with the manufacture of its products. The firm shifts its sales strategy in an effort to sell substantially more high-priced durable goods than low-priced staple goods, which reverses the sales trend that occurred during the past decade. The firm takes actions to improve the stability of its day-to-day operations.

Which of the following is the least effective way to reach a potential sales prospect? referral cold call direct mail personal visit

The u.s. stock market has returned an average of about 9% per year since 1900. this return works out to a real return (i.e., adjusted for inflation) of approximately 6% per year. if you invest $100,000 and you earn 6% a year on it, how much real purchasing power will you have in 30 years?

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."