Adam and Doug both build birdhouses. Adam works 30 hours a week and produces 15 bird houses, Doug works 20 hours a week and produces 12 bird houses. which of the following is correct? a. Adamâs production and productivity are higher than Dougâs.
b. Adamâs production is higher than Dougâs, but Dougâs productivity is higher than Adamâs.
c. Dougâs production is higher than Adamâs, but Adamâs productivity is higher than Dougâs.
d. Dougâs production and productivity are higher than Adamâs.

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Location test: question 1 of 54)water is a solvent because itoa. is made of moleculesob. dissolves many substancesc. is a saltd. has a large buffering capacity

Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.