Jack and jill have just had their first child. if they expect that college will cost $150,000 per year in 18 years, how much should the couple begin depositing annually at the end of each of the next 18 years to accumulate enough funds to pay 1 year of tuition 18 years from now? assume they can earn a 6% annual rate of return on their investment.

Grace period is a period of time before the credit card company starts charging late fees.truefalse

Which of the following is not one of the four principles of bottleneck management? a. increasing capacity at non-bottleneck stations is a mirageb. lost time at the bottleneck is lost system capacity.c. release work orders to the system at the bottleneck's capacity pace.d. increased bottleneck capacity is increased system capacity.e. bottlenecks should be moved to the end of the system process.

Leading guitar string producer wound up inc. has enjoyed a competitive advantage based on its proprietary coating that gives its strings a clearer sound and longer lifespan than uncoated strings. one of wound up's competitors, however, has recently developed a similar coating using less expensive ingredients, which allows it to charge a lower price than wound up for similar-quality strings. wound up's competitive advantage is in danger due to a. a lack of perceived value b. a lack of organization c. direct imitation and substitution d. resource immobility