Mary Smith took a car loan of $32,000 to pay back in 36 monthly installments at an interest rate of 8%. Compute the loan balance immediately after the 24th payment. Group of answer choices(a) the monthly payment for Mary.
(b) the loan balance immediately after the 24th payment.
(c) the monthly payment for the remainder of the loan if the interest rate is reduced to 9% compounded monthly.

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?