8. Two students are discussing the topic "Govern-

ment Is Our Biggest Business." Dan believes that

some government activities are in direct competi-

tion with private businesses. He thinks that this is

unfair. He believes that government should limit

its activities to those that private businesses cannot

or will not take on. Brian thinks that government

should undertake any business activities that it

can perform better or at a lower cost than private

business. What do you think? Give some examples

of business activities undertaken by both private

businesses and by government.

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Find the interest rate for a $4000 deposit accumulating to $5234.58, compounded quarterly for 9 years

Neon light company of kansas city ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. ms. neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by one and one-half days. furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. the bank has a remote disbursement center in florida. a. if neon light company has $2.90 million per day in collections and $1.18 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars will the cash management system free up?

Beswick company your team is allocated a project involving a major client, the beswick company. although the organization has many clients, this client, and project, is the largest source of revenue and affects the work of several other teams in the organization. the project requires continuous involvement with the client, so any problems with the client are immediately felt by others in the organization. jamie, a member of your team, is the only person in the company with whom this client is willing to deal. it can be said that jamie has: