Pnm, a leading utility provider in new mexico conducted an economic forecasting study to estimate the demand for electric power, which it sells. the economists, which undertook the study, developed the following model with the respective coefficients in their demand equation: growth rate .015 intercept 1376.0 forecasted temperature -17.1 prior day temperature -3.7 forecasted wind speed 4.2 forecast the demand for electric power for september 1, 2019. the average or mean temperature was forecasted at 40 degrees (celsius), the temperature on august 31 was 37 celsius, and the average wind speed for september 1 was projected to be a calm 8 miles per hour. if the growth rate for october dips down to 0.005 (due to decreased demand), using the same values that you have used, what will be the forecast?

crow design, inc. is a web site design and consulting firm. the firm uses a job order costing system in which each client is a different job. crow design assigns direct labor, licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job. it allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined overhead allocation rate, computed as a percentage of direct labor costs. direct labor hours (professional) 6,250 hours direct labor costs ($1,800,000 support staff salaries ,000 computer ,000 office ,000 office ,000 in november 2012, crow design served several clients. records for two clients appear here: delicious treats mesilla chocolates direct labor 700 hours 100 hours software licensing $ 4,000 $400 travel costs 8,000 1. compute crow design’s direct labor rate and its predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for 2012. 2. compute the total cost of each job. 3. if simone wants to earn profits equal to 50% of service revenue, how much (what fee) should she charge each of these two clients? 4. why does crow design assign costs to jobs?

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.

Suppose you invest $2250 in a cd that earns 3% apr and is compound quarterly. the cd matures in 2 years. how much will this cd be worth at maturity