Changes in the value of a firm's stocks and bonds offer important information for a firm's managers. if the price is increasing investors are and are providing information that indicates the firm's managers might want to the business. a) more optimistic, expand b) more optimistic, contract c) more pessimistic, contract d) more pessimistic, expand

Uppose the book-printing industry is competitive and begins in a long-run equilibrium. then hi-tech printing company invents a new process that sharply reduces the cost of printing books. suppose hi-tech's patent prevents other firms from using the new technology. which of the following statements are true about what happens in the short run? check all that apply. hi-tech's average-total-cost curve shifts downward. hi-tech's profits increase. the price of books remains the same. hi-tech's marginal-cost curve remains the same.

How are interest rates calculated by financial institutions? financial institutions generally calculate interest as (1) interest or (.

Agovernment receives a gift of cash and investments with a fair value of $200,000. the donor specified that the earnings from the gift must be used to beautify city-owned parks and the principal must be re-invested. the $200,000 gift should be accounted for in which of the following funds? a) general fund b) private-purpose trust fund c) agency fund d) permanent fund