Adam is the CEO of a company that makes steel products. He needs a steady supply of high-quality steel sheets as raw material, but wants to keep control of the supply chain and produce the most competitively priced products. The sheets are readily available from domestic and global sources. The costs for these sheets are very low (even after adding shipping charges) in three distant countries (A, B, and C), as compared to the domestic prices. What would be the best option for Adam? A.
The sheets should be sole sourced from one supplier in any one country–A, B, or C.
B.
The sheets should be outsourced to a nearby domestic supplier, even if it is at a higher cost.
C.
The sheets should be multi-sourced from suppliers in the three countries–A, B, and C.
D.
The sheets should be made in-house.
E.
The sheets should be made by two suppliers in any two of the three countries–A, B, or C.

Which of the following is an effective strategy when interest rates are falling? a. use long-term loans to take advantage of current low rates. b. use short-term loans to take advantage of lower rates when you refinance a loan. c. deposit to a short-term savings instrumentals to take advantage of higher interest rates when they mature. d.select short-term savings instruments to lock in earnings at a current high rates.

Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.