In her school's food court, Martha notices that a bowl of oatmeal costs $4.00 and a slice of pizza costs $3.00. Since Martha just finished studying for an economics exam, she immediately calculates that the relative price of a bowl of oatmeal is 1.54 per . Suppose that school administrators want to encourage healthy choices and decide to impose a $0.50 price increase on slices of pizza. Given that the absolute price of a bowl of oatmeal is unchanged, the relative price of a bowl of oatmeal .

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?

Consider the following two projects. both have costs of $5,000 in year 1. project 1 provides benefits of $2,000 in each of the first four years only. the second provides benefits of $2,000 for each of years 6 to 10 only. compute the net benefits using a discount rate of 6 percent. repeat using a discount rate of 12 percent. what can you conclude from this exercise?