Suppose you have just inherited $10,300 and are considering different options for investing the money to maximize your return. If you are risk-neutral (that is, neither seek out or shy away from risk), which of the following options should you choose to maximize your expected return? A. Invest the money in a corporate bond, with a stated return of 6%, but there is a chance of 1 1% the company could go bankrupt
B. Hold the money in cash and earn zero return.
C. Put the money in an interest-bearing checking account, which earns 1%. The FDIC insures the account against bank failure.
D. Loan the money to one of your friends' roommates, Mike, at an agreed upon interest rate of 7%, but you believe there is a 7% chance that Mike will leave town without repaying you.

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

Identify an organization with the low-total-cost value proposition and suggest at least two possible measures within each of the four balanced scorecard perspectives.

Which of the following best explains how trade enables greater specialization among producers? a. trade diversifies the market by bringing specialized goods from around the world. b. trade requires distribution networks and adds one more step to the production process. c. trade enables producers to open up new markets for their goods and services. d. trade allows people to focus on one kind of production and trade for their other needs.