You have your choice of two investment accounts. investment a is a 10-year annuity that features end-of-month $2,700 payments and has an interest rate of 10 percent compounded monthly. investment b is an annually compounded lump-sum investment with an interest rate of 12 percent, also good for 10 years. how much money would you need to invest in b today for it to be worth as much as investment a 10 years from now?

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.