The CIA admitted to spending $60,000 to topple the government of Iran in 1953. Can your calculation of the cost of overthrowing the Mossedegh government in today's dollars be used to address that question as to how weak or strong the Mossedegh government was? Why or why not?

a. No this is a normative question and the amount of money spent, in either real or nominal terms cannot address this issue
b. Yes, this is a positive question and the cost of overthrowing the government in real terms is important in answering this question
c. No, this type of calculation has no validity in political or moral questions
d. Yes, real calculations address all issues and are better than nominal figures
e. It is impossible to tell

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Josie just bought her first fish tank a 36 -gallon glass aquarium, which she’s been saving up for almost a year to buy. for josie, the fish tank is most likely what type of purchase

Zeta corporation is a manufacturer of sports caps, which require soft fabric. the standards for each cap allow 2.00 yards of soft fabric, at a cost of $2.00 per yard. during the month of january, the company purchased 25,000 yards of soft fabric at $2.10 per yard, to produce 12,000 caps. what is zeta corporation's materials price variance for the month of january?