Three market leaders in homeowners insurance in a state are State Farm, American Family Insurance Group, and Allstate. Based on data from a certain year, two relationships between the homeowners insurance percentage market shares are found to be as given below, where x, y, z, and w are the percentages of the market held by State Farm, American Family, Allstate, and other companies, respectively. x = −82 + 5y + z z = 17 − 2y + w Given that the four groups account for the entire market, obtain a third equation relating x, y, z, and w, and solve the associated system of three linear equations to show how the market shares of State Farm, American Family, and Allstate depend on the share held by other companies. (Express your answer in terms of w, where x = x(w), y = y(w), and z = z(w).)

Forecasting as a first step in the team’s decision making, it wants to forecast quarterly demand for each of the two types of containers for years 6 to 8. based on historical trends, demand is expected to continue to grow until year 8, after which it is expected to plateau. julie must select the appropriate forecasting method and estimate the likely forecast error. which method should she choose? why? using the method selected, forecast demand for years 6 to 8.

What are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends? (hints: create a column showing the ratios for the current year; then create a new column showing the ratios used in the forecast. also, create a preliminary forecast that doesn’t include any new line of credit or special dividends. identify the financing deficit or surplus in this preliminary forecast and then add a new column that shows the final forecast that includes any new line of credit or special dividend.) now assume that the growth in sales is only 3%. what are the forecasted levels of the line of credit and special dividends?

At april 1, 2019, the food and drug administration is in the process of investigating allegations of false marketing claims by hulkly muscle supplements. the fda has not yet proposed a penalty assessment. hulkly’s fiscal year ends on december 31, 2018. the company’s financial statements are issued in april 2019. required: for each of the following scenarios, determine the appropriate way to report the situation. 1. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 2. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable. 3. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 4. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable.