Select the statement that indicates retaliatory protectionism. Country X is nation Y’s biggest importer. Country X imports electronic items, automobile parts, and LCD televisions from nation Y. Nation Y imports precious metals, minerals, and agricultural products from country X. In 2010, country X imported 20,000 LCD TVs from nation Y. In 2013, country X began developing its own LCD TV manufacturing industry. That year, it asked nation Y to limit its LCD TV exports to 120,000 TVs. The TV manufacturing industry in nation Y suffered a setback, with revenue losses running into the billions. Soon after, nation Y increased tariffs on imports of precious metals from country X. Precious metal exporters in country X protest the raised tariff, but nation Y did not relent. To protect its precious metals industry, country X began negotiating deals with other countries.

Which of the following government agencies is responsible for managing the money supply in the united states? a. the u.s. mint b. the federal reserve bank c. congress d. the department of the treasury 2b2t

Identify the management, organization, and technology factors responsible for slow adoption rates of internal corporate social networks.when a company decides to launch a social networking program the management, all need to be on board with the launch. from the ceo down to the shift or assistant manager everyone needs to know its coming and be excited. the organization of such a launch needs to be mapped out, and training provided for the new systems. within the company, they need to make sure the technology at hand (computers, tablets, and company phones), are all compatible with the system. when a company launches a new system, and the find that the employees are not adopting it, they need to investigate the reasons. is the management at all level's onboard? did we organize the launch properly? do we have the right technology for the system? things can goeither way but if

Examine the following book-value balance sheet for university products inc. the preferred stock currently sells for $30 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. the common stock sells for $16 per share and has a beta of 0.9. there are 2 million common shares outstanding. the market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%. book-value balance sheet (figures in $ millions) assets liabilities and net worth cash and short-term securities $ 2.0 bonds, coupon = 6%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 8%) $ 5.0 accounts receivable 3.0 preferred stock (par value $15 per share) 3.0 inventories 7.0 common stock (par value $0.20) 0.4 plant and equipment 21.0 additional paid-in stockholders’ equity 13.6 retained earnings 11.0 total $ 33.0 total $ 33.0 a. what is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what is university’s wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)