Which of the following statements is false?
a. government agencies are responsible for protecting the lives and property of their citizens and promoting their well-being. however, the government does not, and cannot, work alone.
b. private and nonprofit sectors are encouraged to develop contingency plans and to work with state, tribal, and local planners to ensure that their plans are consistent with other pertinent plans.
c. while private-sector organizations are important in building resilient communities before an incident occurs, they play a limited role, if any, during an incident .
d. nonprofit organizations bolster and support government efforts. these organizations collaborate with responders, governments at all levels, and other agencies and organizations.

Seattle bank’s start-up division establishes new branch banks. each branch opens with three tellers. total teller cost per branch is $96,000 per year. the three tellers combined can process up to 90,000 customer transactions per year. if a branch does not attain a volume of at least 60,000 transactions during its first year of operations, it is closed. if the demand for services exceeds 90,000 transactions, an additional teller is hired and the branch is transferred from the start-up division to regular operations. required what is the relevant range of activity for new branch banks

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Imagine you own an established startup with growing profits. you are looking for funding to greatly expand company operations. what method of financing would be best for you?