An oil-rich country in the Middle East wants to develop its own refining industry but lacks the technology to do so. To accomplish their goal, they decide to enter into an agreement with a U. S. firm that has this technology. The U. S. firm is pleased to make this agreement because without it, they could never gain value from their technology in this country due to its limits on FDI. What type of agreement did these companies use?

Astock with a beta of 0.6 has an expected rate of return of 13%. if the market return this year turns out to be 10 percentage points below expectations, what is your best guess as to the rate of return on the stock? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a c corporation? the advantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. there is no limit on the number of owners a c corporation may have, thus allowing the corporation to raise substantial amounts of capital. b. the life of the business can continue beyond the death of any of the owners. c. the corporation can use the assets of the owners to pay for corporate liabilities. this attracts smaller investors to the corporation. d. the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of their investment in the firm. the disadvantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. income to a c corporation is subject to double taxation, once at the corporate level and again when received by the owners in the form of a dividend. b. the life of the business usually ends with the death of any of the owners. c. the c corporation is more complicated and more expensive to set up than other business entities. d. corporate liabilities can be passed on to the share

What is the second step in communication planning? determine the purpose of the message outline the communication for delivery determine the best channel of communication clarify objectives identify the audience