Due to recent political and economic events, general prices of goods and services are expected to increase significantly over the next five years. You were about to purchase a five-year bond. You now require a higher return on the bond than you did before you found out about these expected price increases. Determine which of these fundamental factors is affecting the cost of money in the scenario described:

a. Inflation
b. Time preferences for consumption
c. Risk

Exercise 18-15 sheffield appliance center is an experienced home appliance dealer. sheffield appliance center also offers a number of services for the home appliances that it sells. assume that sheffield appliance center sells ovens on a standalone basis. sheffield appliance center also sells installation services and maintenance services for ovens. however, sheffield appliance center does not offer installation or maintenance services to customers who buy ovens from other vendors. pricing for ovens is as follows. oven only $790 oven with installation service 850 oven with maintenance services 970 oven with installation and maintenance services 990 in each instance in which maintenance services are provided, the maintenance service is separately priced within the arrangement at $180. additionally, the incremental amount charged by sheffield appliance center for installation approximates the amount charged by independent third parties. ovens are sold subject to a general right of return. if a customer purchases an oven with installation and/or maintenance services, in the event sheffield appliance center does not complete the service satisfactorily, the customer is only entitled to a refund of the portion of the fee that exceeds $790. assume that a customer purchases an oven with both installation and maintenance services for $990. (b) indicate the amount of revenue that should be allocated to the oven, the installation, and to the maintenance contract.

Factors like the unemployment rate,the stock market,global trade,economic policy,and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. true or false

Acompany that adapts its product mix to meet the needs of a new market is using which of the following global marketing strategies market development diversification strategy product development undiversified