Robert became quite well-to-do as founder and president of Carlson Auto Paint and Supply, Inc. (CAPS). Now, he wants to start a permanent fund to support research directed toward improved sustainability of painted surfaces at his alma mater. He plans to contribute money now so that $200,000 per year can be withdrawn each year forever, beginning in year 7. If the fund earns interest at a rate of 8% per year, how much money must be donated now

Down under products, ltd., of australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: unit salesapril 74,000may 85,000june 114,000july 92,000the company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month’s unit sales. the inventory at the end of march was 7,400 units.required: prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.

Aprimary advantage of organizing economic activity within firms is thea. ability to coordinate highly complex tasks to allow for specialized division of labor. b. low administrative costs because of reduced bureaucracy. c. eradication of the principal-agent problem. d. high-powered incentive to work as salaried employees for an existing firm.

Labor unions have used which of the following to win passage of favorable laws such as shorter work weeks and the minimum wage? a. strikes b. collective bargaining c. lobbying d. lockouts