Assume that you've been shopping for a new car and intend to finance part of it through an installment loan. The car you're looking for has a sticker price of $18,000. Custom Vehicles has offered to sell it to you for $3,000 down and finance the balance with a loan that will require 48 monthly payments of $402.41; However, a competing dealership will sell you the exact same vehicle for $2,500 down plus a 60-month loan for the balance, with monthly payments of $368.74. Which of these two financing packages is the better deal?

Differentiate between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.

He interest rate effect is the change in real gdp caused by the federal reserve adjusting target interest rates. is the change in consumer and investment spending due to changes in interest rates resulting from changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in exports and imports, resulting from changes in the interest rate caused by changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in investment spending and government purchases caused by changes in money demand. is the change in interest rates, caused by changes to government purchases.