During your job search, you identify an IT position that requires you to obtain a very specific type of certification that is only applicable to this particular company. To obtain the position, you will need to pay for and attend a six-month training program, all at your own expense. You are very interested in the position. Using your economic knowledge, you perform a cost-benefit analysis and determine that the salary being offered makes the investment in obtaining the certification worthwhile. However, you are concerned about the possibility of a hold-up problem. Your primary concern is that:.
i. you will be unable to obtain the necessary certification
ii. the opportunity cost associated with obtaining the certification is too high.
iii. the time it takes to obtain the certification will hold up your career path.
iv. once you have invested in the certification, the prospective employer may renegotiate and offer a lower salary.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Omnidata uses the annualized income method to determine its quarterly federal income tax payments. it had $100,000, $50,000, and $90,000 of taxable income for the first, second, and third quarters, respectively ($240,000 in total through the first three quarters). what is omnidata's annual estimated taxable income for purposes of calculating the third quarter estimated payment?

Precision aviation had a profit margin of 6.25%, a total assets turnover of 1.5, and an equity multiplier of 1.8. what was the firm's roe? a. 15.23%b. 16.03%c. 16.88%d. 17.72%e. 18.60%