jim is beginning his research on franchise businesses in order to find one that meets his needs. a quick, easy way to get general information is to 
            a.  ask a local franchise owner.    b.  check the yellow pages.    c.  look up internet sites.    d.  call the corporate headquarters 17.

When selecting stock, some financial experts recommend to look at the opening price go with what you know examine the day’s range, earnings per share, and p/e ratio divide the dividend by the asking price

Which of the following statements about the relationship between economic costs and accounting costs is true? multiple choice accounting costs are equal to or greater than economic costs. accounting costs must always equal economic costs. accounting costs are always greater than economic costs. accounting costs are always less than or equal to economic costs.

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.