The primary advantage of rapid application development (rad) is that

a. the decelerated time cycle allows more time to develop quality, consistency, and design standards

b. systems can be developed more quickly with significant cost savings

c. a company's strategic business needs are emphasized and the mechanics of the system are not stressed

d. systems are developed more slowly with fewer bugs

An outside manufacturer has offered to produce 60,000 daks and ship them directly to andretti's customers. if andretti company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 75%. because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. what is andretti's avoidable cost per unit that it should compare to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer?

A$100 million interest rate swap has a remaining life of 10 months. under the terms of the swap, the six-month libor is exchanged semi-annually for 12% per annum. the six-month libor rate in swaps of all maturities is currently 10% per annum with continuous compounding. the six-month libor rate was 9.6% per annum two months ago. what is the current value of the swap to the party paying floating? what is its value to the party paying fixed?

Elite coffee and bakery, a café that offers a relaxing environment to enjoy quality coffees, teas, soups, and other menu items, has a poster in the front of its restaurants that reads, "we will always provide a quality product to our customers better meet the challenges of their day and always take the time to offer caring service one person at a time." this statement is elite's