Suppose there are four dominant manufacturers of toilet tissue. the largest of these manufacturers announces that it will raise its prices by 15 percent due to higher paper costs. within three days, the other three dominant toilet tissue manufacturers announce similar price hikes. the decision among the four companies to raise prices would a. be evidence of explicit collusion because they are all large companies. b. not be explicit collusion unless there was clear evidence of an agreement among the manufacturers. c. not be explicit collusion unless there was a written agreement among the manufacturers. d. be evidence of explicit collusion since they all acted similarly.

The uptowner just paid an annual dividend of $4.12. the company has a policy of increasing the dividend by 2.5 percent annually. you would like to purchase shares of stock in this firm but realize that you will not have the funds to do so for another four years. if you require a rate of return of 16.7 percent, how much will you be willing to pay per share when you can afford to make this investment?

The mccolls have made an offer on a new home. the home is new construction and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. they provide a purchase deposit--a check in the amount of $40,000--to their agent, suzette. suzette, at the broker's direction, deposits the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two business days of receipt of the funds. did suzette follow the proper procedures? a. no, the check should not have been cashed. if a check is used as an earnest money deposit, it is to be held until acceptance of the offer. the seller must also be informed the buyer's check is being held and not negotiated. b. yes, suzette deposited the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account as directed. she also deposited the check within three business days of receipt. unless there were written instructions to hold the check until acceptance of the offer, the check may be cashed. c. no, suzette needed to deposit the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two days of receipt, not necessarily two business days. d. both a and c

Liberty capital had seen its net income increase dramatically from the previous year, yet over the same period of time, its net cash provided from operations had decreased. which of the following would explain how this situation came about? liberty's expenditures on fixed assets had declined. liberty's depreciation and amortization expenses had declined. liberty's interest expense had increased. liberty's cost of goods sold had increased.