Sinking funds are attractive to both issuing firms and investors because . (Select all that apply)

Total marketing effort is a term used to describe the critical decision factors that affect demand: price, advertising, distribution, and product quality. define the variable x to represent total marketing effort. a typical model that is used to predict demand as a function of total marketing effort is based on the power function: d = axb suppose that a is a positive number. different model forms result from varying the constant b. sketch the graphs of this model for b = 0, b = 1, 0< b< 1, b< 0, and b> 1. (we encourage you to use excel to do this.) what does each model tell you about the relationship between demand and marketing effort? what assumptions are implied? are they reasonable? how would you go about selecting the appropriate model?

To determine customer opinion of their safety features, daimler minus chrysler randomly selects 120 service centers during a certain week and surveys all customers visiting the service centers.

Crossminus−sectional ratio analysis is used to a. correct expected problems in operations b. provide conclusive evidence of the existence of a problem c. measure relative performance of a firm with its peers d. isolate the causes of problems