Dora earned a salary of $60,000 in 2013, but she accepted a new job in 2014 that paid her a salary of $72,000. If the rate of inflation between 2013 and 2014 was 5%, we can determine that her real salary by approximately . a. decreased; 2%

b. increased; 20%

c. increased; 10%

d. increased; 15%

e. decreased; 5%

Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u.s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize

Alocal barnes and noble bookstore ordered 80 marketing books but received 60 books. what percent of the order was missing?

Suppose you hold a portfolio consisting of a $10,000 investment in each of 8 different common stocks. the portfolio's beta is 1.25. now suppose you decided to sell one of your stocks that has a beta of 1.00 and to use the proceeds to buy a replacement stock with a beta of 1.55. what would the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.