Leasing a car for a short time is usually cheaper than buying the same car since a.) insurance premiums are lower for leased cars b.) leasing generally comes with a lower interest rate c.) people who lease cars are considered more responsible than those who buy d.) in leasing a car you pay only for the depreciation of the car rather than the total value

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.

Why is it easier for new entrants to get involved in radical innovations when compared to incumbent firms? a. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have to face the high entry barriers, initially. b. new entrants are embedded in an innovation ecosystem, while incumbent firms are not. c. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have formal organizational structures and processes. d. incumbent firms do not have the advantages of network effects that new entrants have.

When patey pontoons issued 4% bonds on january 1, 2018, with a face amount of $660,000, the market yield for bonds of similar risk and maturity was 5%. the bonds mature december 31, 2021 (4 years). interest is paid semiannually on june 30 and december 31?