Consider a non-strategic game between a firm and its union. The value to the firm of getting the workers back to work is $5 million. The union’s agreement value to get back to work is $5 million. The firm can hire nonunion workers, "scabs", so their disagreement value is 1 million and the union members can find temporary employment elsewhere, making the unions disagreement value $2million. The union would have a better bargaining position in the negotiations if :

a. the firm can hire individual workers at a lower wage
b. the union has low wage workers who cannot afford to be off work
c. the union has a strike fund to pay workers during work stoppage actions
d. the firm can easily replace workers with machinery

There is a cost associated with each source of financing. discuss the cost of debt, preferred stock, common stock, and retained earnings in detail. which source of financing is typically less expensive? why? why do financial managers try to determine the optimal capital mix? be specific.

Select the statement that indicates tina's company is a partnership. tina jones is a dancer specializing in latin dance styles. she always wanted to have her own dance studio where she could teach dancing to young and old alike. in 2006, she opened her first dance studio, electric diva, in madison triangle. it was a great choice as a business location because it's well-connected by highways to most places in the city. she leased the space for three years. her initial investment included a good sound system, cheerful interior design, and strong flooring. to raise capital for the business, tina turned to her brother-in-law, philip. philip made half the financial investment. he manages the accounts and social media needs of the business. he has a 30% share in trisha's business. together, they expanded the business to three dance studios in the city and plan to open franchises in other cities.

Problem page a medical equipment industry manufactures x-ray machines. the unit cost c (the cost in dollars to make each x-ray machine) depends on the number of machines made. if x machines are made, then the unit cost is given by the function =cx+−0.3x2126x31,935 . how many machines must be made to minimize the unit cost?