On may 12, jemeel takes out a personal loan at an annual effective interest rate of 6%. the loan is to be repaid by payments on each of the next ten may 12s, the first six being for $822 and the final four being for $1,516. (a) find the loan balance immediately after the sixth payment. (b) find the outstanding loan balance immediately after the third payment.

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?